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