CH 3 Noun Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus
A
berry shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cocci
A
berry shaped bacterium
6
Q
-cyte
A
cell
7
Q
-dynia
A
pain
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
9
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
10
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-logy
A
study of
16
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
17
Q
-malacia
A
softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
20
Q
-opsy
A
to view
21
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
23
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
24
Q
-phobia
A
fear
25
-plasia
development, formation, growth
26
-plasty
surgical repair
27
-ptosis
falling, dropping, prolapse
28
-sclerosis
hardening
29
-scope
instrument for visual examination
30
-scopy
process of visual examination with an endoscope
31
-stasis
stopping, controlling
32
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
33
-therapy
treatment
34
-tomy
incision, cutting into
35
-trophy
development, nourishment
36
-er
one who
37
-ia
condition
38
-ist
specialist
39
-ole
little, small
40
-ule
little, small
41
- um
| - ium
structure, tissue
42
-us
structure, substance
43
-y
condition, process
