Chapter 14 - suffixes Flashcards
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ant
substance that promotes
-ation
process; condition
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusion
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
-genesis
formation
-ia
condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-in, -ine
chemical, chemical compound; substance
-ion
process; state; condition
-ism
process; condition
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
like; resembling
-osis
process; abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
-stomy
surgical opening
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
-trophy
condition of growth or development
-um, -us
structure; tissue; thing
-uria
urination; condition of urine
-y
process; state