3. Suffixes Flashcards
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Toward
Increase
ac
Pertaining to
al
Pertaining to
algesia
Sensitivity to pain
algia
Pain
ar
Pertaining to
ary
Pertaining to
ase
Enzyme
ate
Something that…
blast
Immature
capnia
CO2
cele
Swelling
Herniation
centesis
Surgical puncture
cide
To kill
To destroy
clasis
Crushing
Breaking up
coccus
Berry-shaped
cyte
Cell
desis
Binding or surgical fusion
dynia
Pain
eal
Pertaining to
ectasia
Stretching or dialation
ectomy
Surgical removal
emesis
Vomiting
emia
Blood condition
er
One who
ectasis
Stretching or dialation
esis
Condition
gen
Substance that causes
genesis
Origin
Cause
genic
Producing
gram
Record
Picture
graph
Instrument used to record
graphy
Process of recording
gravida
Pregnancy
ia
Condition
ian
Specialist in a field of study
iasis
Condition
iatric
Field of medicine
iatrician
Physician
iatry
Field of medicine
ic
Pertaining to
ical
Pertaining to
ician
Specialist
ile
Pertaining to
ion
Action
Process
ism
Condition
ist
Specialist
itis
Inflammation
ize
To make
To treat
To combine with
lepsy
Seizure
Attack
lith
Stone
iatrist
Physician
logy
Study of
ory
Pertaining to
logist
Specialist
lysis
Destruction
Detacthment
lytic
Destroy
malacia
Softening
mania
Mental disorder
megaly
Enlargement
meter
Instrument used to measure
metry
Process of measuring
oid
Resembling
ole
Small or little
oma
Tumor
opia
Visual condition
osis
Condition
ous
Pertaining to
paresis
slight paralysis
pathy
Disease
penia
Decrease in
Deficiency
pexy
Surgical fixation
philia
Attraction to
phobia
abnormal fear
plasia
Formation
plasty
surgical repair
plegia
Paralysis
pnea
Breathing
pandial
meal
ptosis
Drooping
Prolapse
opsia
Visual condition
opsy
Process of viewing
rrhagia
Excessive flow or discharge
rrhaphy
Suturing
rrhea
Discharge
Flow
rrhexis
Rupture
sclerosis
Hardening
scope
Instrument used to view
scopy
Viewing with a scope
stasis
Stopping or controlling
stomy
Surgical creation of an opening
tic
Pertaining to
tion
Process of
tomy
Incision into
tripsy
Intentional crushing
ule
Small
Little
um
Singular noun
uria
Urine
us
Singular noun
y
Condition
Process