Suffixes Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-cyte
A
cell
3
Q
-gen
A
substance or agent that produces or causes
4
Q
-genic
A
producing, causing, originating
5
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-logist
A
one who studies and treats
7
Q
-logy
A
study of
8
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
9
Q
-oid
A
resembling
10
Q
-oma
A
tumor, swelling
11
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
12
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-pathy
A
disease
14
Q
-Plasia
A
condition of formation, development, growth
15
Q
-Plasm
A
growth, substance, formation
16
Q
-Sarcoma
A
malignant tumor
17
Q
-Sis
A
state of
18
Q
-Stasis
A
control, stop, standing
19
Q
-Ad
A
toward
20
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
21
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-a
A
no meaning
23
Q
-coccus
A
berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
24
Q
-ectomy
A
excision or surgical removal
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-malacia
softening
27
-opsy
view of, viewing
28
-phagia
eating or swallowing
29
-plasty
surgical repair
30
-rrhea
flow, discharge
31
-tome
instrument used to cut
