Suffixes ch3 Flashcards
(53 cards)
0
Q
-cele
A
Hernia
1
Q
-algia
A
Pain
2
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-coccus ( plural - cocci)
A
Berry shaped bacterium
4
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
5
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
6
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision removal resection
7
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
8
Q
-genesis
A
Condition of producing forming
9
Q
-gram
A
Record
10
Q
-graph
A
Instrument for recording
11
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
12
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
13
Q
-logy
A
Study of
14
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction, separation
15
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
16
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
17
Q
-Oma
A
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
18
Q
-opsy
A
To view
19
Q
-osis
A
Condition, usually abnormal
20
Q
-pathy
A
Disease condition
21
Q
-Penia
A
Deficiency
22
Q
-phobia
A
Fear
23
Q
-plasia
A
Development, formation, growth
24
-plasty
Surgical repair
25
-ptosis
Falling dropping prolapse
26
-sclerosis
Hardening
27
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
28
-scopy
Process of visual examination
29
-stasis
Stopping controlling
30
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth ( stoma)
31
-therapy
Treatment
32
-tomy
Incision cutting into
33
-trophy
Development nourishment
34
-er
One who
Example : radiographER
35
-ia
Condition
36
-ist
Specialist
37
-ole
Little small
38
-ule
Little small
39
-um, ium
Structure, tissue
40
-us
Structure substance
41
-y
Condition, process
42
- ac, -iac
Pertaining to
43
-al
Pertaining to
44
-ar
Pertaining to
45
-ary
Pertaining to
46
-eal
Pertaining to
47
-Genic
Pertaining to,produced by or in, producing t
48
-ic,-ical
Pertaining to
49
-oid
Resembling
50
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
51
-pus
Pertaining to
52
-tic
Pertaining to
