Suffixes Chp 3 Flashcards
(92 cards)
1
Q
-a
A
Not / Without
2
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
3
Q
-ad
A
Toward / Increase
4
Q
al-
A
Pertaining to
5
Q
-algesia
A
Sensitivity to Pain
6
Q
-algia
A
Pain
7
Q
-ar
A
Pertaining to
8
Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to / Relating to
9
Q
-ate
A
Something that
10
Q
-blast
A
Embryonic Stage of Development
11
Q
-cele
A
Swelling / Herniation
12
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical Puncture
13
Q
-cide
A
To Kill / Destroy
14
Q
-clasis
A
Crushing / Breaking up
15
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
16
Q
-desis
A
Binding / Surgical Fusion
17
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
18
Q
-a, -e, -y
A
Noun Ending
19
Q
-eal
A
Pertaining to
20
Q
-ectasia
A
Stretching / Diliation
21
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical Removal
22
Q
-emia
A
Blood Condition
23
Q
-er
A
One Who
24
Q
-esis
A
Condition Of
25
-gen
One Which Generates
26
-genesis
Generation / Formation
27
-genic
Pertaining to / Formation / Producing
28
-gram
Record / Picture
29
-graph
Instrument to Record
30
-graphy
Process of Recording
31
-gravida
Pregnancy
32
-ia
Condition
33
-ian
Specialist
34
-iasis
Presence of an Abnormal Condition
35
-iatric(s)
Relating to Medicine or Medical Treatment
36
-iatrician
One Who Treats / Physician
37
-iatrist
One Who Treats / Physician
38
-iatry
Medical Treatment / Medical Profession
39
-ic
Pertaining to
40
-ical
Pertaining to
41
-ician
Specialist in a Field of Study
42
-ile
Pertaining to / Capable
43
-ion
Action
44
-ism
Condition
45
-ist
Practitioner
46
-itis
Inflammation
47
-ize
To make / To Treat / or Combine With
48
-lepsy
Seizure / Attack
49
-lith
Stone(s)
50
-lithiasis
Presence / Formation of Stones
51
-logy
Study of
52
-logist
One Who Studies
53
-lysis
Destruction / Detachment
54
-lytic
Destruction
55
-mania
Madness / Mental Condition
56
-megaly
Enlargement
57
-meter
Used to Measure
58
-metry
Process of Measuring
59
-oid
Resembling
60
-ole
Small / Little
61
-oma
Tumor
62
-opia
Visual Condition
63
-opsia
Visual Condition
64
-ory
Pertaining To
65
-osis
Condition
66
-ous
Pertaining to
67
-pathy
Disease
68
-penia
Decrease
69
-pexy
Surgical Fixation
70
-philia
Attraction To
71
-phobia
Fear of
72
-plasia
Formation / Development
73
-plasty
Surgical Repair
74
-plegia
Paralysis
75
-pnea
Breathing
76
-ptosis
Prolapse / Drooping
77
-rrhagia
Excessive Flow / Discharge
78
-rrhaphy
Suturing
79
-rrhea
Discharge / Flow
80
-rrhexis
Rupture
81
-scope
Instrument used to view
82
-scopy
Process of viewing
83
-stomy
Surgical creating of a new opening
84
-tic
Pertaining to
85
-tion
Process of
86
-tomy
Incision into / Making an Incision
87
-tripsy
Intentional Crushing
88
-ula
Small / Little
89
-ule
Small One
90
-um
Identifies Singular Noun
91
-uria
Characteristic of Urine
92
-y
Condition / Process
