Suffixes Flashcards
(57 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-cele
A
hernia
5
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
6
Q
-coccus
A
berry-shaped bacterium
7
Q
-cocci
A
plural bacteria
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
-dynia
A
pain
10
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to producing; produced by, or produced in
13
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
14
Q
-globin
A
protein
15
Q
-gram
A
record
16
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
17
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
18
Q
-ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
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Q
-ion
A
process
20
Q
-ist
A
specialist
21
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
22
Q
-logy
A
study of
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Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
24
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-malacia
A
softening
25
-megaly
enlargement
26
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
27
-opsy
to view
28
-osis
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
29
-pathy
disease condition
30
-penia
deficiency
31
-phobia
fear
32
-plasia
development, formation, growth
33
-plasty
surgical repair
34
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
35
-rrhea
flow, discharge
36
-sclerosis
hardening
37
-scope
instrument for visual examination
38
-stasis
controlling, stopping
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
40
-sis
state of; condition
41
-scopy
process of visually examining
42
-therapy
treatment
43
-tomy
incision, cutting into
44
-trophy
development, nourishment
45
-er
one who
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-ia
condition
47
-ole
little, small
48
-ule
little, small
49
-us
structure, substance
50
-y
condition, process
51
-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
53
-eal
pertaining to
54
-oid
resembling, derived from
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
56
-ous
pertaining to
57
-tic
pertaining to
