Digestive System Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia, protrusion, swelling
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal, excision
5
Q
-emesis
A
vomit
6
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
7
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ism
A
condition
9
Q
-ist
A
specialist
10
Q
-istry
A
specialty of
11
Q
-lith
A
stone, calculus
12
Q
-lithiasis
A
condition of the stones
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
15
Q
-lysis
A
destruction, separation, loosening
