Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-cele
A
hernia, protrusion
2
Q
-cyte
A
cell
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
5
Q
-gen
A
that which produces
6
Q
-genesis
A
produces, generates
7
Q
-genic
A
producing, produced by
8
Q
-ia
A
state condition
9
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
10
Q
-iatry
A
medical treatment
11
Q
-ism
A
state of
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
14
Q
-logy
A
study of
15
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
16
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
17
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement, large
19
Q
-old
A
resembling
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
21
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease
23
Q
-phobia
A
fear
24
Q
-plasia
A
development, growth
25
-plasm
formation, development
26
-ptosis
drooping
27
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
28
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
29
-rrhea
discharge, flow
30
-rrhexis
rupture
31
-sclerosis
hardening
32
-stenosis
narrowing
33
-therapy
treatment
34
-trophy
nourishment, development
35
-ule
small
36
-algia
pain
