Ch9 Word Parts - Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algesia
A
pain; sensitivity
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
5
Q
-cele
A
hernia; swelling; protrusion
6
Q
-e
A
(noun suffix with no meaning)
7
Q
-emic
A
pertaining to blood condition
8
Q
-esthesia
A
feeling; sensation
9
Q
-ia
A
condition
10
Q
-ion
A
process; state; condition
11
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
12
Q
-leptic
A
to seize; to take hold of
13
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown; separation; loosening
14
Q
-lytic
A
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
15
Q
-orexia
A
appetite
16
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
17
Q
-paresis
A
weakness
18
Q
-phasia
A
speech
19
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
20
Q
-rrhagic
A
pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)
21
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
22
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening; thickening
23
Q
-taxia
A
muscle coordination
24
Q
-tropic
A
turning
25
-um, -us
structure; tissue; thing
