Chapter Three: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities, top, extreme point
3
Q
Acu/o
A
Sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
5
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
6
Q
Amni/o
A
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
7
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
8
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
9
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
10
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
11
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
12
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
13
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
14
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
15
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
16
Q
Chem/o
A
Drug, chemical
17
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
18
Q
Chrono
A
Time
19
Q
Col/o
A
Colon (large intestine)
20
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
21
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
22
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
23
Q
Hem/o
A
Blood
24
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
25
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
26
Inguin/o
Groin
27
Isch/o
To hold back
28
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
29
Laryng/o
Larynx
30
Leuk/o
White
31
Lymph/o
Lymph
32
Mamm/o
Breast
33
Mast/o
Breast
34
Morph/o
Shape, form
35
Muc/o
Mucus
36
My/o
Muscle
37
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
38
Necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
39
Nephr/o
Kidney
40
Neur/o
Nerve
41
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
42
Nucle/o
Nucleus
43
Ophthalm/o
Eye
44
Oste/o
Bone
45
Ot/o
Ear
46
Path/o
Disease
47
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
48
Phag/o
To eat, swalloe
49
Phleb/o
Vein
50
Plas/o
Formation, development
51
Pleur/o
Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to the chest wall)
52
Pneumon/o
Lungs
53
Pulmon/o
Lungs
54
Radi/o
X-rays
55
Rect/o
Rectum
56
Ren/o
Kidney
57
Rhin/o
Nose
58
Sarc/o
Flesh
59
Splen/o
Spleen
60
Staphyl/o
Clusters
61
Strept/o
Twisted chains
62
Thorac/o
Chest
63
Thromb/o
Clot
64
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
65
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
66
Ven/o
Vein
67
-algia
Pain
68
-cele
hernia
69
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
70
-coccus (singular)
Berry-shaped bacterium
71
-cocci (plural)
Berry-shaped bacteria
72
-cyte
Cell
73
-dynia
Pain
74
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
75
-emia
Blood condition
76
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
77
-gram
Record
78
-graph
Instrument for recording
79
-graphy
Process of recording
80
-itis
Inflammation
81
-logy
Study of
82
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
83
-malacia
Softening
84
-megaly
Enlargement
85
-oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
86
-ospy
To view
87
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
88
-pathy
disease condition
89
-penia
Deficiency
90
-phobia
Fear
91
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
92
-plasty
Surgical repair
93
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
94
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
95
-sclerosis
Hardening
96
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
97
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
98
-stasis
controlling, stopping
99
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
100
-therapy
Treatment
101
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
102
-trophy
Development, nourishment
103
-er
One who
104
-ia
Condition
105
-ist
Specialist
106
-ole
Little, small
107
-ule
Little, small
108
-um, ium
Structure, tissue
109
-us
Structure, substance
110
-y
Condition, process
111
-ac, iac
Pertaining to
112
-al
Pertaining to
113
-ar
Pertaining to
114
-ary
Pertaining to
115
-eal
Pertaining to
116
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by or in
117
-ic, ical
Pertaining to
118
-oid
Resembling, derived from
119
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
120
-ous
Pertainig to
121
-tic
Pertaining to
