Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-blast
A
embryonic stage of development
4
Q
-cele
A
swelling or herniation
5
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
6
Q
-cide
A
to kill; to destroy
7
Q
-desis
A
binding or surgical fusion
8
Q
-dynia
A
pain
9
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-ectasia
A
stretching or dilation
11
Q
-ectasis
A
stretching or dilation
12
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
13
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
14
Q
-er
A
one who
15
Q
-esis
A
condition of
16
Q
-gen
A
that which generates
17
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to formation
18
Q
-gram
A
record of picture
19
Q
-genesis
A
generating; formation
20
Q
-gravida
A
pregnancy
21
Q
-iasis
A
presence of an abnormal condition
22
Q
-ion
A
pertaining to; capable
23
Q
-ism
A
condition
24
Q
-ist
A
practicioner
25
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
26
Q
-ize
A
to make; to treat or combine with
27
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure, attack
