suffixes Flashcards
(77 cards)
1
Q
- eal
ie: laryngeal
A
pertaining to
2
Q
- iac
ie: cardiac
A
pertaining to
3
Q
- ior
ie: exterior
A
pertaining to
4
Q
- ism
ie: anabolism
A
process
condition
5
Q
- ose
ie: adipose
A
pertaining to
full of
6
Q
- plasm
ie: cytoplasm
A
formation
7
Q
somes
ie: chromosomes
A
bodies
8
Q
type
A
picture
classification
9
Q
- algia
ie: myalgia
A
pain
10
Q
- cele
ie: rectocele
A
hernia
11
Q
- centesis
ie: abdominocentesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
12
Q
- coccus
ie: streptococcus
A
berry shaped bacterium(singular)
13
Q
- cocci
ie: staphylococci
A
berry shaped bacteria (plural)
14
Q
- dynia
ie: pleurodynia
A
pain
15
Q
- ectomy
ie: laryngectomy
A
excision,
removal,
resection
16
Q
- emia
ie: anemia
A
blood condition
17
Q
- genesis
ie: carcinogenesis
A
condition of producing,
forming
18
Q
- gram
ie: mammogram
A
record
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Q
- graphy
ie: angiography
A
process of recording
20
Q
- graph
ie: cardiograph
A
instrument for recording
21
Q
itis
ie: hepatitis
A
inflamation
22
Q
- logy
ie: biology
A
study of
23
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown,
destruction,
separation
24
Q
- malacia
ie: osteomalacia
A
softening
25
- megal
| ie: acromegaly
enlargement
26
- oma
| ie: myosarcoma
tumor,
mass,
collection of fluid
27
- opsy
| ie: biopsy
to view
28
- osis
| ie: necrosis
condition (usually abnormal)
29
- pathy
| ie: cardiomyopathy
disease condition
30
- penia
| ie: erythropenia
deficiency
31
- phobia
| ie: acrophobia
abnormal fear
32
- plasia
| ie: achondroplasia
development,
formation,
growth
33
- plasty
| ie: angioplasty
surgical repair
34
- ptosis
| ie: blepharoptosis
drooping,
falling,
prolapse
35
- rrhea
| ie: rhinorrhea
flow,
| discharge
36
- sclerosis
| ie: arteriosclerosis
hardening
37
- scope
| ie: laparoscope
instrument for visual examination
38
- scopy
| ie: laparoscopy
process of visual examination
39
- stasis
| ie: metastasis
controlling,
| stopping
40
- stomy
| ie: colostomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
41
- therapy
| ie: hydrotherapy
treatment
42
- tomy
| ie: tracheotomy
incision,
| cutting into
43
- trohpy
| ie: atrophy
development,
| nourishment
44
- er
| ie: radiographer
one who
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- ia
| ie: leukemia
condition
46
- ist
| ie: nephrologist
specialist
47
- ole
| ie: ateriole
little,
| small (-ule)
48
-ule (minuscule)
little,
| small
49
- um, -ium
| ie: pericardium
structure,
| tissue
50
-us (mucus)
structure,
| substance
51
- cyte
| ie: eythrocyte
cell
52
- y
| ie: nephropathy
process,
| condition
53
- ac, -iac
| ie: cardiac
pertaining to
54
- al
| ie: inguinal
pertaining to
55
- ar
| ie: tonsillar
pertaining to
56
- ary
| ie: pulmonary
pertaining to
57
- eal
| ie: laryngeal
pertaining to
58
- genic
| ie: carcinogenic
pertaining to producing,
producing,
produced by or in
59
- ic, -ical
| ie: chronic
pertaining to
60
- oid
| ie: adenoids
resembling,
| derived from
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- ous
| ie: mucous membrane
pertaining to
62
- tic
| ie: necrotic
pertaining to
63
-blast
embryonic,
| immature
64
-crine
to secrete
65
-drome
to run
66
-fusion
coming together; to pour
67
-gen
substance that produces
68
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
69
-meter
to measure
70
-mission
to send
71
-or
one who
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-oxia
oxygen
73
-partum
birth,
| labor
74
-phoria
to bear,
| carry;feeling (mental state)
75
-physis
to grow
76
-pnea
breathing
77
-ac, -iac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ose, -ous, -tic
all mean what?
pertaining to
