Suffixes Flashcards
(44 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-arche
A
beginning
3
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
4
Q
-blast
A
formative cell
5
Q
-cele
A
hernia, tumour, swelling, protrusion
6
Q
-cidal
A
to kill or destroy
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal increase in amount of cells
9
Q
-dipsia
A
thirst
10
Q
-dynia
A
painful
11
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
12
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
13
Q
-esthesia
A
sensation
14
Q
-genic
A
origin, beginners, formation, producing, causing
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
-malacia
A
softening
17
Q
-mania
A
madness, obsession
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oma
A
tumour, swelling
20
Q
-paresis
A
slight paralysis
21
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
22
Q
-penia
A
lack of, deficient
23
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear, aversion
24
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
25
-pnea
air, breath
26
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, downward displacement
27
-ptysis
spitting
28
-rrhage
rupture, profuse flow
29
-rrhagia
rupture, profuse flow
30
-rrhea
to flow, discharge
31
-rrhexis
rupture
32
-sclerosis
hardening
33
-spasm
involuntary contraction
34
-stasis
stopping or controlling flow of fluid
35
-staxis
bursting forth, hemorrhage
36
-stenosis
narrowing
37
-taxia
coordinations, order, arrangement
38
-therapy
treatment
39
-thorax
chest
40
-tocia
labour, child birth
41
-trophy
nourishment
42
-tropia
to turn
43
-uria
urination
44
-xerosis
dryness
