Unit 1 Suffixes Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
Q
-y
A
process, condition
2
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-tomy
A
process of cutting, incision
3
Q
-sis
A
state of; condition
4
Q
-scopy
A
process of visually examining
5
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
6
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
7
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition (increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
8
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
9
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
10
Q
-logy
A
process of study
11
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-ist
A
specialist
13
Q
-ion
A
process
14
Q
-ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
15
Q
-gram
A
record
16
Q
-globin
A
protein
17
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in
18
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
19
Q
-cyte
A
cell
20
Q
-algia
A
pain
21
Q
-ac, -al
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-iac
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
25
-ism
process, condition
26
-ose
pertaining to, full of
27
-plasm
formation
28
-somes
bodies
29
-type
picture, classification
30
-algia
pain
31
-cele
hernia
32
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
33
- coccus (sing.)
| - cocci (plural)
berry-shaped bacterium
34
-dynia
pain
35
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
36
-emia
blood condition
37
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
38
-gram
record
39
-graph
instrument for recording
40
-graphy
process of recording
41
-itis
inflammation
42
-logy
study of
43
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
44
-malacia
softening
45
-megaly
enlargement
46
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
47
-opsy
to view
48
-osis
condition abnormal
49
-pathy
disease condition
50
-penia
deficiency
51
-phobia
fear
52
-plasia
development, formation, growth
53
-plasty
surgical repair
54
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
55
-rrhea
flow, discharge
56
sclerosis
hardening
57
-scope
instrument for visual examination
58
-scopy
process of visual examination
59
-stasis
controlling, stopping
60
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
61
-therapy
treatment
62
-tomy
incision, cutting into
63
-trophy
development, nourishment
64
-er
one who
65
-ia
condition
66
-ist
specialist
67
-ole
little, small
68
-ule
little, small
69
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
70
-us
structure, substance
71
-y
condition, process
72
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
73
-al
pertaining to
74
-ar
pertaining to
75
-ary
pertaining to
76
-eal
pertaining to
77
-genic
pertaining to producing
78
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
79
-oid
resembling derived form
80
-ose
pertaining to, full of
81
-ous
pertaining to
82
-tic
pertaining to
83
-blast
embryonic, immature
84
-crine
secrete
85
-drome
to run
86
-fusion
coming together
87
-gen
substance that produces
88
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
89
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
90
-meter
to measure
91
-mission
to send
92
-or
one who
93
-oxia
oxygen
94
-partum
birth, labor
95
-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
96
-physis
to grow
97
-plasia
development, formation, growth
98
-plasm
structure or formation
99
-pnea
breathing
100
-ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
101
-stasis
stopping, controlling
102
-trophy
development, nourishment
