common suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pertaining to pain
2
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
3
Q
-asthenia
A
weak
4
Q
-cele
A
tumor, swelling
5
Q
-centesis
A
puncturing an organ or body cavity, usually to drain excess fluid
6
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
7
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
8
Q
-emia
A
substance in the blood
9
Q
-esthesia
A
sensation or perception
10
Q
-genic
A
causing
11
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-lysis
A
destruction, disintegration
13
Q
-oma
A
tumor
14
Q
-osis
A
disease process
15
Q
-ostomy
A
surgical creation of an opening
16
Q
-pathy
A
disease, or a system to treat disease
17
Q
-phagia
A
eating or swallowing
18
Q
-phasia
A
speech
19
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
20
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
21
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping
22
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture of
23
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or dischate
24
Q
-stasis
A
stopping of the normal flow of a fluid
25
-taxis
order, arrangement of
26
-trophic
nutrition
