Suffixes Mod 3 Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-cyte
A
cell
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
7
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
8
Q
-gram
A
record
9
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
10
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
11
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-logy
A
study of
13
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, seperation
14
Q
-malacia
A
softening
15
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
16
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
17
Q
-opsy
A
to view
18
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
19
Q
-pathy
A
disease, condition
20
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
21
Q
-phobia
A
fear
22
Q
-plasia
A
development, growth, formation
23
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
24
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping, falling, prolapse
25
-rrhea
flow, discharge
26
-scelerosis
hardening
27
-scope
instrument for visual examination
28
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
29
-stasis
controlling, stopping
30
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
31
-therapy
treatment
32
-tomy
incision, cutting into
33
-trophy
development, nourishment
34
-er
one who
35
-ia
condition
36
-ist
specialist
37
-oid
resembling, derived from
38
-ole
little, small
39
-ule
little, small
40
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
41
-us
substance, structure
42
-y
condition, process
43
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
44
-al
pertaining to
45
-ar
pertaining to
46
-ary
pertaining to
47
-eal
pertaining to
48
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by or in
49
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
50
-ose
pertaining to, full of
51
-ous
pertaining to
52
-tic
pertaining to
