Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
- ac
ex. Cardiac
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
- blast, -blasto, -blastic
ex. Myeloblast
A
Bud; Germ
3
Q
- cyte, -cytic
ex. Thrombocyte
A
Cell
4
Q
- dynia
ex. Thoracodynia
A
Pain; Swelling
5
Q
- eal, -ial
ex. Esophageal
A
Pertaining to
6
Q
- ectasis
ex. Atelectasis
A
Expansion; Dilation
7
Q
- emia
ex. Anemia
A
Blood Condition
8
Q
- ia
ex. Hemophilia
A
Condition
9
Q
- iasis
ex. Psoriasis
A
Condition; Formation of
10
Q
- ism
ex. Hypothyroidism
A
Condition
11
Q
- itis, -ites
ex. Arthritis
A
Inflammation
12
Q
- ity
ex. Immunity
A
Pertaining to
13
Q
- ium
ex. Epithelium
A
Structure or tissue
14
Q
- lysis, -itis
ex. Osteolytic
A
Break Down; Destruction; Dissolving
15
Q
- malacia
ex. Osteomalacia
A
Softening
16
Q
- megaly
ex. Acromegaly
A
Enlargement
17
Q
- oid
ex. Arachnoid trabeculae
A
Resembling
18
Q
- oma
ex. Angiosarcoma
A
Tumor
19
Q
- osis
ex. Endometriosis
A
Condition; Usually abnormal
20
Q
- ous
ex. Aqueous
A
Pertaining to
21
Q
- pathy
ex. Lymphadenopathy
A
Disease
22
Q
- penia
ex. Thrombocytopenia
A
Deficiency; Lack of
23
Q
- phagia -phagy
ex. Dysphagia
A
Eating; Swallowing
24
Q
- phasia
ex. Aphasia
A
Speech
25
- plasia, -plastic
| ex. Hyperplasia
Growth
26
- plegia
| ex. Hemiplegia
Paralysis
27
-poiesis
| Hemopoiesis
Production
28
- ptosis
| ex. Apoptosis
Falling; Drooping
29
- rrhage, -rrhagic
| ex. Hemmorage
Bleeding
30
- rrhea
| ex. Diarrhea
Flow or discharge
31
- sclerosis
| ex. Arteriosclerosis
Hardening
32
- sis
| ex. Agranulicytosis
Condition
33
- stasis
| ex. Homeostasis
Level; Unchanging
34
- trophy
| ex. Hypertrophy
Growth
35
- uria
| ex. Anuria
In the urine
