Chapter 1 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-cele
A
hernia
7
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
8
Q
-desis
A
binding
9
Q
-dynia
A
pain
10
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
11
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
12
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
13
Q
-gram
A
written record
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to produce a record
15
Q
-graphy
A
writing procedure
16
Q
-ia
A
condition
17
Q
-iasis
A
presence of
18
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
19
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist in medicine of
20
Q
-iatry
A
medical science
21
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-icle
A
small
23
Q
-ism
A
condition
24
Q
-ist
A
specialist
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-ium
tissue, structure
27
-logist
specialist in the study of
28
-logy
study of
29
-lysis
loosen, break down
30
-malacia
abnormal softening
31
-megaly
enlargement
32
-meter
instrument used to measure
33
-metry
process of measuring
34
-oid
resembling
35
-ole
small
36
-oma
tumor
37
-osis
condition
38
-ous
pertaining to
39
-pathy
disease
40
-penia
deficiency
41
-pexy
surgical fixation
42
-plasty
reconstruction
43
-ptosis
drooping
44
-rrhage
excessive flow
45
-rrhagia
excessive flow
46
-rrhaphy
suture
47
-rrhea
flow
48
-rrhexis
rupture
49
-scope
instrument used to look
50
-scopy
process of looking
51
-spasm
involuntary contraction
52
-stomy
creation of an opening
53
-tic
pertaining to
54
-tomy
incision
55
-ula
small
56
-y
condition, process
