Suffixes-Unit 1 Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
-a
A
No meaning
2
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-al
A
Pertaining to
3
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-algia
A
Pain
4
Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to
5
Q
-cele
A
Hernia (something that sticks out when it shouldn’t)
6
Q
-centesis
A
Puncture
7
Q
-desis
A
Binding together
8
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
9
Q
-e
A
No meaning
10
Q
-eal
A
Pertaining to
11
Q
-ectomy
A
Cutting out of
12
Q
-emia
A
Present in blood, indicating disease
13
Q
-esis
A
Process
14
Q
-etic
A
A drug or condition causing a process
15
Q
-eum
A
Anatomical structure word ending
16
Q
-gram
A
A record of a test or procedure
17
Q
-graphy
A
A test or procedure
18
Q
-hypertrophy
A
Too much growth
19
Q
-ia
A
Disease
20
Q
-iac
A
Pertaining to
21
Q
-ial
A
Pertaining to
22
Q
-iasis
A
Presence of an abnormality
23
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
24
Q
-is
A
Anatomical structure word ending
25
-itis
Inflammation
26
-ium
Anatomical structure word ending
27
-lith
Stone
28
-logist
One who studies
29
-logy
The study of
30
-lysis
Breaking down; destroying
31
-malacia
Softening due to disease
32
-oid
Looks like; resembles
33
-megaly
Enlargement due to disease
34
-oid
Looks like; resembles
35
-Oma
Tumor
36
-on
Unit of anatomical structure
37
-osis
Process
38
-pathy
State of disease
39
-penia
Low levels of
40
-pexy
Surgical fixation
41
-plasty
Surgical revision
42
-poiesis
Creation process
43
-ptosis
Drooping
44
-rrhage
Bursting forth
45
-rraphy
Suturing
46
-rrhea
Abnormal flow
47
-rrhexis
Rupture
48
-scler
Hardening
49
-scope
Instrument for looking inside
50
-scopy
The process of looking inside
51
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
52
-stomy
Creating an opening with surgery (mouth)
53
-tomy
Cutting
54
-trophy
Nourishment; growth
55
-uria
Present in urine, indicating disease
56
-y
Disease
