3 common suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-cele
A
hernia
2
Q
-coccus
A
berry-shaped bacterium
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
5
Q
-gram
A
record
6
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, seperation
7
Q
-malacia
A
softening
8
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
9
Q
-opsy
A
to view
10
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
11
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
12
Q
-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
13
Q
-plasty
A
`surgical repair
14
Q
-ptosis
A
falling, dropping, prolapse “blepharoptosis”
15
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
16
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
17
Q
-stomy
A
opening to forma mouth
18
Q
-tomy
A
incision, cutting into
19
Q
-trophy
A
development, nourishment
20
Q
-ole, -ule
A
small
21
Q
-um, -ium
A
structure, tissue
