common suffix Flashcards
-a
noun ending
-ac
pertaining to
-ad
toward, increase
-al
pertaining to
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to, relating to
-ate
something that
-blast
embryonic stage of development
-cele
swelling or herniation
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cide
to kill, to destroy
-clasis
crushing or breaking up
-cyte
cell
-desis
binding or surgical fusion
-dynia
pain
-e
noun ending
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasia
stretching or dilatation
-ectasis
stretching or dilatation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-esis
condition of
-gen
that which generates
-genesis
generating, formation
-genic
pertaining to formation
-gram
record or picture
-graph
instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnancy
-ia
condition
-ian
specialist in a field of study
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
-iatric(s)
medical treatment
-iatrician
one who treats
-iatrist
one who treats
-iatry
medical treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ician
specialist in a field of study
-ile
pertaining to
-ion
action, process
-ism
condition
-ist
practitioner
-itis
inflammation
-ize
to make, to treat or combine
-lepsy
seizure, attack
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
-logy
the study of
-logist
one who specializes in the study of
-lysis
destruction or detachment
-lytic
destruction
-mania
mental disorder
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
instrument used to measure
-metry
the process of measuring
-oid
resembling
-ole
small or little
-oma
tumor
-opia
visual condition
-opsia
visual condition
-opsy
process of viewing
-ory
pertaining to
-osis
condition
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease in, deficiency
-pexy
surgical fixation
-philia
attraction to
-phobia
abnormal fear
-plasia
formation or development
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pena
breathing
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
suturing
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-scope
instrument used to view
-scopy
process of viewing
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-stomy
surgical creation of new opening
-tic
pertaining to
-tion
process of
-tomy
incision into
-tripsy
intentional crushing
-ula
small, little
-ule
small one
-um
singular nouns
-uria
urine
-us
singular noun
-y
condition, process