Suffixes (may 31) Flashcards
(91 cards)
1
Q
-algesia
A
pain
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-arche
A
beginning
4
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
5
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
6
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
7
Q
-cele
A
hernia; protrusion, swelling
8
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
9
Q
-cide
A
to kill
10
Q
-clasis
A
break, fracture
11
Q
-clysis
A
injection
12
Q
-crit
A
to seperate
13
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
14
Q
-cyesis
A
pregnancy
15
Q
-cyte
A
cell
16
Q
-desis
A
fixation, binding (of a bone or joint)
17
Q
-dynia
A
pain
18
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation; stretching, expansion
19
Q
-ectomy
A
removal; excision
20
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
21
Q
-emia
A
blood
22
Q
-gen
A
born, or producing
23
Q
-genesis, genis
A
producing, forming, origin
24
Q
-glia
A
glue
25
-globin
protein
26
-gnosis
knowledge
27
-gram
record, a writing
28
-graph
instrument for recording
29
-graphy
process of recording
30
-ia
condition
31
-iasis
abnormal condition
32
-ic
pertaining to
33
-icle
small
34
-ist
one who specializes
35
-itis
inflammation
36
-kinesis
movement, motion
37
-lith
stone, calculus
38
-logist
specialist in the study of
39
-logy
study of
40
-lysis
breaking up; separation, destruction
41
-malacia
sofetening
42
-mania
madness
43
-megaly
enlargement
44
-metry
act of measuring
45
-meter
instrument for measuring
46
-mnesia
memory
47
-oid
like; resembling
48
-ole
small
49
-oma
tumor
50
-opia
vision
51
-osis
abnormal (morbid) condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
52
-para
to bear (offspring)
53
-paresis
partial paralysis
54
-pathy
disease; emotion
55
-penia
deficiency, decrease
56
-pexy
fixation; to put in place (of an organ)
57
-phagia
eat; swallow
58
-phasia
speech
59
-philia
attraction for
60
-phobia
fear of
61
-phonia
sound; voice
62
-plasia
development; formation, growth
63
-plasm
formation
64
-plasty
surgical repair
65
-plegia
paralysis
66
-pnea
breathing
67
-poiesis
formation, production
68
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse, downward displacement
69
-ptysis
spitting
70
-rrhage, rrhagia
burst forth
71
-rrhaphy
suture
72
-rrhea
flow; discharge
73
-rrhexis
rupture
74
-sclerosis
hardening
75
-scope
instrument for visual examination
76
-scopy
visual inspection
77
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
78
-stasis
stopping; control, standing still
79
-stenosis
stricture; narrowing
80
-stomy
new opening, forming an opening
81
-therapy
treatment
82
-tome
instrument for cutting
83
-tomy
incision, cut into
84
-toxic
poison
85
-tripsy
crushing
86
-trophy
nourishment
87
-ula
small
88
-ule
small
89
-uria
urine
90
-version
to turn
91
-y
process
