Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ad
A
toward, increase
2
Q
-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-blast
A
immature
5
Q
-cele
A
swelling or herniation
6
Q
-cide
A
to kill; to destroy
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-dynia
A
pain
9
Q
-ectasia
A
stretching or dilation
10
Q
-ectasis
A
stretching or dilation
11
Q
-gen
A
that which generates
12
Q
-genesis
A
generating; formation
13
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to formation producing
14
Q
-gravida
A
pregnancy
15
Q
-iasis
A
presence of an abnormal condition
16
Q
-iatrician
A
one who treats’ a physician
17
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
18
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure, attack
