02. Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
4
Q
-ectomy
A
Cutting out, surgical removal, excision
5
Q
-aemia
A
Blood condition
6
Q
-globin
A
Protein
7
Q
-gram
A
Record
8
Q
-ia
A
Condition
9
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
10
Q
-ism
A
Condition, process
11
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
12
Q
-logist
A
Specialist in the study of
13
Q
-logy
A
Study of
14
Q
-oma
A
Tumor, mass
15
Q
-opsy
A
To view
16
Q
-scopy
A
The process of visual examination
17
Q
-sis
A
State of
18
Q
-tomy
A
Process of cutting into, incision
19
Q
-centesis
A
Puncturing and draining
20
Q
-genic
A
Causing
21
Q
-iatrics
A
speciality
22
Q
-lysis
- lytic
A
Deterioration, destruction
23
Q
-phagia
A
Swallowing
24
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
25
-philic
attraction to
26
-phobia
Fear
27
-plasty
Surgical repair
28
-rrhoea
Flow, discharge
29
-osis
Abnormal condition
30
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
31
-poiesis
formation
32
- penia
deficiency
33
- rrhaphy
surgical suture
34
-ous
Pertaining to/ full of
35
- ectasis
dilation
36
-malacia
softening of tissue
37
-paresis
a condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis.
38
-logist
specialist in the area
39
-pnoea
breathing
40
-pepsia
digestion
41
-lithiasis
presence of stones
42
-lepsy
seizure or sudden attack
43
-emesis
vomiting
44
vomiting
-emesis
45
seizure or sudden attack
-lepsy
46
presence of stones
-lithiasis
47
digestion
-pepsia
48
breathing
-pnoea
49
specialist
-logist
50
softening of tissue
-malacia
51
dilation
- ectasis
52
Pertaining to/ full of
- ous
53
surgical suture
- rrhaphy
54
deficiency
- penia
55
abnormal condition of
- osis
56
formation
-poiesis
57
Instrument to visually examine
-scope
58
flow, discharge
-rrhoea
59
Surgical repair
-plasty
60
fear
-phobia
61
attraction to
-philic
62
Deterioration, destruction
-lysis
- lytic
63
swallowing
-phagia
64
speech
-phasia
65
speciality
-iatrics
66
causing
-genic
67
Puncturing and draining
-centesis
68
Process of cutting into, incision
-tomy
69
the process of visually examining
-scopy
70
Cutting out, surgical removal, excision
-ectomy
71
Pertaining to
-al/ic
72
pain
-algia
73
record of
-gram
74
the process of recording
-graphy
75
the instrument used to record
-graph
76
inflammation
itis
77
study of
-logy
78
specialist in
-logist
79
a condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis.
-paresis
