Suffixes Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
-ac, -ar, -ary, -is, -ose
A
pertaining to
2
Q
centesis
A
surgical puncture
3
Q
emia
A
blood condition
4
Q
ia
A
condition
5
Q
ion
A
process
6
Q
ism
A
condition
7
Q
lysis
A
loosening, breaking down
8
Q
megaly
A
abnormally large
9
Q
oid
A
resembling
10
Q
peni, penic
A
deficient
11
Q
pexy
A
surgical fixation
12
Q
pheresis
A
removal
13
Q
phil
A
attraction, an affinity for
14
Q
poiesis
A
formation
15
Q
rrhage
A
bursting forth
16
Q
rrhaphy
A
suturing
17
Q
rrhexis
A
rupture
18
Q
sis
A
state of, condition
19
Q
stasis
A
stopping, still, same
20
Q
thelium
A
specialized layer of cells
21
Q
um
A
structure
22
Q
us
A
condition
23
Q
al, ary
A
pertaining to
24
Q
ation
A
process of
25
atory
pertaining to
26
capnia
carbon dioxide in the blood
27
dynia
pain
28
eal
pertaining to
29
ic
pertaining to
30
lytic
destroy
31
phasia
speech
32
pnea
breathing
33
phonia
sound, voice
34
sphyxia
pulse
35
stenosis
narrowing
36
thorax
chest
37
asthenia
weakenss
38
cele
hernia, swelling
39
esthesia
sensation, perception
40
lepsy
seizure
41
lysis
to loosen or break
42
malacia
softening
43
paresis
partial paralysis
44
phagia
eating, swallowing
45
plegia
paralysis
46
troph
development
47
ase
enzyme
48
emesis
to vomit
49
iasis
condition of
50
occlus
to close
51
orexia
appetite
52
pepsia
digestion
53
ptosis
drooping, falling
54
rrhea
excessive flow, discharge
55
tripsy
crushing
56
y
process of
