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
19
Q
-lith
A
stone
20
Q
-lithiasis
A
presence or formation of stones
21
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
22
Q
-mania
A
a mental disorder; a madness
23
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
24
Q
-oma
A
tumor
25
-opia
visual condition
26
-opsia
visual condition
27
-pathy
disease
28
-penia
decrease in; deficiency
29
-philia
attraction to
30
-phobia
abnormal fear
31
-plasia
formation or development
32
-plegia
paralysis
33
-pnea
breathing
34
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
35
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
36
-rrhea
discharge; flow
37
-rrhexis
rupture
38
-stasis
stopping or controlling
39
-uria
characteristic of urine
40
-ase
enzyme
41
-capnia
CO2 - carbon dioxide
42
-coccus
berry shaped
43
-emesis
vomiting
44
-malacia
softening
45
-sclerosis
hardening
