Appendix 6: Suffixes Flashcards
-ac, -ar, -ary
pertaining to
-agogue
promoter, stimulator
-al
pertaining to
-algesia, -algia
pain
-ase
enzyme
-blast
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
-capnia
carbon dioxide (level of)
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
-centesis
puncture, tap
-clasis, -clasia
breaking
-cyte
cell
-desis
binding, fusion
-dilation, -dilatation
expansion, widening
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation, dilatation, distention
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
-edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
-emia
condition of blood
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
sensation
-form
like, resembling
-gen, -genesis
origin, formation
-geusia
sense of taste
-gram
record of data
-graph
instrument for recording data
-graphy
act of recording data
-hemi
half, one side
-hemia
condition of blood
-ia, -ia/sis, -ism, -o/sis, -sis
condition of
-ian, -ist
specialist
-iatrics, -iatry, -ics
medical specialty
-ic, -ical, -ile, -ory, -ous
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-lalia
speech, babble
-lepsy
seizure
-lexia
reading
-listhesis
slipping
-logy
study of