Common Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-algia

A

pain

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2
Q

-cide

A

kill

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3
Q

-emia

A

blood

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4
Q

-genic

A

origin

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5
Q

-gram

A

record/image of

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6
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

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7
Q

-megaly

A

large, enlargement

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8
Q

-necrosis

A

death of a tissue

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9
Q

-ology

A

study of

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10
Q

-oma

A

tumor

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11
Q

-pathy

A

disease

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12
Q

-rrhage

A

flow

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13
Q

-cise

A

cut

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14
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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15
Q

-oscopy

A

visual examination

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16
Q

-ostomy

A

creation of an opening

17
Q

-otomy

A

incision into an organ

18
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

19
Q

-plasty

A

surgical restoration

20
Q

-rrhaphy

A

to suture

21
Q

-tome

A

cutting instrument