Suffixes Flashcards
(67 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia, protrusion
3
Q
-cyte
A
cell
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
6
Q
-gen
A
that which produces
7
Q
-genesis
A
produces, generates
8
Q
-genic
A
producing, produced by
9
Q
-ia
A
state, condition
10
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
11
Q
-iatry
A
medical treatment
12
Q
-ism
A
state of
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
15
Q
-logy
A
study of
16
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
17
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
18
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
19
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement, large
20
Q
-oid
A
resembling
21
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
22
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
Q
-phobia
A
fear
25
-plasia
development, growth
26
-plasm
neoplasm
27
-ptosis
drooping
28
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
29
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
30
-rrhea
discharge, flow
31
-rrhexis
rupture
32
-sclerosis
hardening
33
-stenosis
narrowing
34
-therapy
treatment
35
-trophy
nourishment, development
36
-ule
small
37
-ac
pertaining to
38
-al
pertaining to
39
-an
pertaining to
40
-ar
pertaining to
41
-ary
pertaining to
42
-atic
pertaining to
43
-eal
pertaining to
44
-iac
pertaining to
45
-ic
pertaining to
46
-ile
pertaining to
47
-ine
pertaining to
48
-ior
pertaining to
49
-nic
pertaining to
50
-ory
pertaining to
51
-ose
pertaining to
52
-ous
pertaining to
53
-tic
pertaining to
54
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
55
-ectomy
surgical removal
56
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
57
-otomy
cutting into
58
-pexy
surgical fixation
59
-plasty
surgical repair
60
-rrhaphy
suture
61
-gram
record or picture
62
-graph
instrument for recording
63
-graphy
process of recording
64
-meter
instrument for measuring
65
-metry
process of measuring
66
-scope
instrument of viewing
67
-scopy
process of visually examining
