Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-blast, -blasto, -blastic
A
Bud, Germ
3
Q
-cyte, -cytic
A
Cell
4
Q
-dynia
A
Pain, Swelling
5
Q
-eal, -ial
A
Pertaining to
6
Q
-ectasis
A
Expansion, Dilation
7
Q
-emia
A
Blood Condition
8
Q
-ia
A
Condition
9
Q
-iasis
A
Condition, Formation of
10
Q
-ism
A
Condition
11
Q
-ites, -itis
A
Inflammation
12
Q
-ity
A
Pertaining to
13
Q
-ium
A
Structure or Tissue
14
Q
-lysis, -lytic
A
Break Down, Destruction, Dissolving
15
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
16
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
17
Q
-oid
A
Resembling
18
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
19
Q
-osis
A
Condition (usually abnormal)
20
Q
-ous
A
Pertaining to
21
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
22
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency, Lack Of
23
Q
-phagia, -phagy
A
Eating, Swallowing
24
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
25
Q
-plasia, -plastic
A
Growth
26
Q
-plegia
A
Paralysis
27
Q
-pnea
A
Breathing
28
Q
-poiesis
A
Production
29
Q
-ptosis
A
Falling, Drooping
30
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagic
A
Bleeding
31
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow, Discharge
32
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
33
Q
-sis
A
Condition
34
Q
-stasis
A
Level, Unchanging
35
Q
-trophy
A
Growth
36
Q
-uria
A
In the Urine
