Appendix 6: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-agogue
A
promotor, stimulator
3
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-algesia
A
pain
5
Q
-algia
A
pain
6
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
9
Q
-blast
A
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
10
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide (level of)
11
Q
-cele
A
hernia, localized dilation
12
Q
-centesis
A
puncture,tap
13
Q
-clasis, -clasia
A
breaking
14
Q
-cyte
A
cell
15
Q
-desis
A
binding, fusion
16
Q
-dilation, -dilitation
A
action of opening or widening
17
Q
-ectasia , -ectasis
A
dilation, dilatation, distension
18
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
19
Q
-edema
A
accumulation of fluid, swelling
20
Q
-emia
A
condition of blood
21
Q
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
22
Q
-form
A
like, resembling
23
Q
-gen, -genesis
A
origin, formation
24
Q
-geusia
A
sense of taste
25
-gram
record of data
26
-graph
instrument of recording data
27
-graphy
act of recording data
28
-hemi
half, one side
29
-hemia
condition of blood
30
-ia
condition of
31
-ian
specialist
32
-ia/sis
condition of
33
-iatrics
medical specialty
34
-iatry
medical specialty
35
-ic
pertaining to
36
-ical
pertaining to
37
-ics
medical specialty
38
-ile
pertaining to
39
-ism
condition of
40
-ist
specialist
41
-itis
inflammation
42
-lalia
speech, babble
43
-lepsy
seizure
44
-lexia
reading
45
-listhesis
slipping
46
-logy
study of
47
-lysis
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
48
-lytic
dissolving, reducing, loosening
49
-malacia
softening
50
-mania
excited state, obsession
51
-megaly
enlargement
52
-meter
instrument for measuring
53
-metry
measurement of
54
-mimetic
mimicking, stimulating
55
-necrosis
death of tissue
56
-odynia
pain
57
-oid
like, resembling
58
-oma
tumor
59
-opia
condition of the eye, vision
60
-opsia
condition of vision
61
-ory
pertaining to
62
-ose
sugar
63
-o/sis
condition of
64
-osmia
sense of smell
65
-ous
pertaining to
66
-oxia
oxygen (level of)
67
-paresis
partial paralysis, weakness
68
-pathy
disease, any disease of
69
-penia
decrease, deficiency
70
-pexy
surgical fixation
71
-phasia
speech
72
-philic
attracting, absorbing
73
-phobia
fear
74
-phonic
voice
75
-plasia
formation, molding, development
76
-plasty
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
77
-plegia
paralysis
78
-pnea
breathing
79
-poiesis
formation, production
80
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement, dropping
81
-rhage, -rhagia
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
82
-rhaphy
surgical repair, suture
83
-rhea
flow, discharge
84
rhexis
rupture
85
-schisis
split, fissure
86
-sclerosis
hardening
87
-scope
instrument for viewing or examining
88
-scopy
examination of
89
-sis
condition of
90
-some
body, small body
91
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
92
-stasis
suppression, stoppage
93
-spermia
condition of sperm/semen
94
-stenosis
narrowing, constriction
95
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
96
-tome
instrument for incising (cutting)
97
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
98
-toxin
poison
99
-tripsy
crushing
100
-tropic
act(ing) on, affect(ing)
101
-trophy, -trophia
feeding, growth, nourishment
102
-uresis
urination
103
-uria
condition of urine, urination
104
-y
condition or process of
