Common Suffixes Ch.1 Flashcards
-ac
Pertaining to
ex: cardiac
-al
Pertaining to
ex: skeletal
-ar
Pertaining to
ex: muscular
-ary
Pertaining to
ex: pulmonary
-eal
Pertaining to
ex: esophageal
-ic
Pertaining to
ex: medic
-tic
Pertaining to
ex: neurotic
-ous
Pertaining to
ex: subcutaneous
-ia
Condition
ex: pneumonia
-ism
Condition
ex: autism
-ium
Tissue, structure
ex: pericardium
-y
Condition, procedure
ex: hypertrophy
-icle
Small
ex: ventricle
-ole
Small
ex: arteriole
-ule
Small
ex: Pustule
-ula
Small
ex: uvula
-iatrics
Medical science
ex: pediatrics
-iatry
Medical science
ex: psychiatry
-iatrist
Specialist in medicine of
ex: psychiatrist
-ist
Specialist
ex: dentist
-logist
Specialist in the study of
ex: psychologist
-logy
Study of
ex: psychology
-algia
Pain
ex: myalgia
-dynia
Pain
ex: gastrodynia
-cele
Hernia (a bulging of tissue)
ex: hydrocele
-emia
Blood condition
ex: leukemia
-iasis
Presence of
ex: lithiasis
-itis
Inflammation
ex: arthritis
-lysis
loosen, break down
ex: hemolysis
-malacia
Abnormal softening
ex: osteomalacia
-megaly
Enlargement
ex: hepatomegaly
-oid
Resembling
ex: keloid
-oma
Tumor
ex: melanoma
-osis
Condition
ex: thrombosis
-pathy
Disease
ex: myopathy
-penia
Deficiency
ex: leukopenia
-ptosis
Drooping
ex: nephroptosis
-rrhage
Excessive flow
ex: hemorrhage
-rrhagia
Excessive flow
ex: menorrhagia
-rrhea
Flow
ex: diarrhea
-rrhexis
Rupture
ex: metrorrhexis
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
ex: myospasm
-centesis
Puncture
ex: amniocentesis
-gram
Written record
ex: cardiogram
-graph
Instrument used to produce a record
ex: cardiograph
-graphy
Process of recording
ex: cardiography
-meter
Instrument used to measure
ex: cephalometer
-metry
Process of measuring
ex: cephalometry
-scope
Instrument used to look
ex: arthroscope
-scopy
Process of looking
ex: Arthroscopy
-desis
Binding, fixation
ex: arthrodesis
-ectomy
Removal
ex: vasectomy
-pexy
Surgical fixation
ex: retinopexy
-plasty
Reconstruction
ex: rhinoplasty
-rrhaphy
Suture
ex: herniorrhaphy
-stomy
Creation of an opening
ex: colostomy
-tomy
Incision
ex: dermotomy
-a
-ae (plural)
ex: larva/larvae
-ax
-aces (plural)
ex: thorax/thoraces
-ex
-ices (plural)
ex: cortex/cortices
-ix
-ices (plural)
ex: appendix/appendices
-is
-es (plural)
ex: diagnosis/diagnoses
-ma
-mata (plural)
ex: sarcoma/sarcomata
-on
-a (plural)
ex: ganglion/ganglia
-um
-a (plural)
ex: ovum/ova
-us
-i (plural)
ex: nucleus/nuclei
-y
-ies (plural)
ex: biopsy/biopsies
-emia
blood condition
-genic
produced by or in
-globin
protein
-gram
record
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
-ion
process
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-logy
process of study
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
-opsy
process of viewing
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
disease condition
-scope
instrument to visually examine
-scopy
process of visually examining
-sis
state of; condition
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-y
process, condition
