Suffixes Flashcards
(108 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-an
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-apheresis
A
removal, carry away
6
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-arche
A
beginning
8
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
10
Q
-atic
A
pertaining to
11
Q
-blast
A
immature
12
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
13
Q
-cardia
A
heart condition
14
Q
-cele
A
protrusion
15
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to withdraw fliud
16
Q
-cide
A
to kill
17
Q
-clasia
A
to surgically break
18
Q
-crit
A
separation of
19
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
20
Q
-cyesus
A
state of pregnancy
21
Q
-cyte
A
cell
22
Q
-cytic
A
pertaining to cells
23
Q
-cytosis
A
more than the normal number of cells
24
Q
-derma
A
skin condition
25
-desis
to fuse
26
-dipsia
thirst
27
-dynia
pain
28
-eal
pertaining to
29
-ectasis
dilation
30
-ectomy
surgical removal
31
-edema
swelling
32
-emesis
vomit
33
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
34
-emia
blood condition
35
-emic
pertaining to blood
36
-gen
that which produces
37
-genesis
produces
38
-genic
producing
39
-globin
protein
40
-globulin
protein
41
-gram
record or picture
42
-graphy
process of recording
43
-gravida
pregnancy
44
-ia
state, condition
45
-iac
pertaining to
46
-iasis
abnormal condition
47
-iatric
pertaining to medical treatment
48
-iatrist
physician
49
-iatry
medical treatment
50
-ic
pertaining to
51
-ical
pertaining to
52
-ician
specialist
53
-ile
pertaining to
54
-ine
pertaining to
55
-ion
action
56
-ior
pertaining to
57
-ism
state of
58
-ist
specialist
59
-istry
specialty of
60
-itis
inflammation
61
-kinesia
movement
62
-plasia
formation of cells
63
-plasm
formation
64
-plastic
pertaining to formation
65
-plastin
formation
66
-pasty
surgical repair
67
-plegia
paralysis
68
-pnea
breathing
69
-poiesis
formation
70
-porosis
porous
71
-prandial
pertaining to a meal
72
-pressin
to press down
73
-ptosis
drooping
74
-ptysis
spitting
75
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
76
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
77
-rrhagic
pertaining to abnormal flow
78
-rrhaphy
to suture
79
-rrhea
discharge
80
-rrhexis
rupture
81
-salpinx
uterine tube
82
-sclerosis
hardening
83
-scope
instrument for viewing
84
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
85
-scopy
process of visually examining
86
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
87
-spermia
condition of sperm
88
-stasis
standing still
89
-stat
to keep from moving
90
-stenosis
narrowing
91
-taxia
muscle cooordination
92
-tension
pressure
93
-therapy
treatment
94
-thorax
chest
95
-tic
pertaining to
96
-tocia
labor, childbirth
97
-tome
instrument to cut
98
-tonia
tone
99
-tonic
pertaining to tone
100
-toxic
pertaining to poison
101
-tripsy
surgical crushing
102
-trophic
pertaining to development
103
-trophy
development
104
-tropia
turned condition
105
-tropic
pertaining to stimulating
106
-tropin
to stimulate
107
-ule
small
108
-uria
condition of the urine
