Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Ac
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown
3
Q
-malacia
A
softening
4
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
5
Q
-oma
A
mass/tumor
6
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
7
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
8
Q
-partum
A
birth
9
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
10
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
11
Q
-phasia
A
speech
12
Q
-plasmm, -plasia
A
formation growth
13
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
14
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
15
Q
-rrhage, -rrhhagia
A
excess bloodflow
16
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
17
Q
-scopy
A
process of visualization
18
Q
-spasm
A
constriction
19
Q
-sis
A
condition
20
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing
21
Q
-stomy
A
opening
22
Q
-tension
A
pressure
23
Q
-algia
A
Pain
24
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
25
Q
-ectomy
A
Process of cutting out, removal
