Flashcards Course 1 - Suffixes
(adjectives): /ac, /al, /ar, /ary, /eal, /iac, /ic, /ior, /ous, /tic
relating to
relating to
(adjectives): /ac, /al, /ar, /ary, /eal, /iac, /ic, /ior, /ous, /tic
/algia (noun)
pain
pain
/algia (noun)
/centesis (noun)
withdrawing fluid
withdrawing fluid
/centesis (noun)
/cyte (noun)
cell
cell
/cyte (noun)
/ectomy (noun)
removal
removal
/ectomy (noun)
/emia or /hemia (noun)
throughout the blood
throughout the blood
/emia or hemia (noun)
/grade (noun)
go
go
/grade (noun)
/gram (noun)
picture, record, tracing
picture, record, tracing
/gram (noun)
/graph (noun)
instrument that creates a picture or recording
instrument that creates a picture or recording
/graph (noun)
/graphy (noun)
process of creating a picture, record, tracing
process of creating a picture, record, tracing
/graphy (noun)
/ia (noun)
condition
condition
/ia (noun)
/ism (noun)
situation, process, condition
situation, process, condition
/ism (noun)
/ist (noun)
one who does
one who does
/ist (noun)
/itis, /itic (noun) (adjective)
inflammation
inflammation
/itis, /itic (noun) (adjective)
/ium (noun)
structure
structure
/ium (noun)
/logy (noun)
study of; also used as a root word-log/o
study of; also used as a root word-log/o
/logy (noun)
/megaly (noun)
enlargement
enlargement
/megaly (noun)
/meter (noun)
distance measure, instrument to measure
distance measure, instrument to measure
/meter (noun)
/oid (adjective)
like
like
/oid (adjective)
/opsy (noun)
look at
look at
/opsy (noun)
/ose (adjective)
like, relating to (also suffix for chemical name for sugar)
like, relating to (also suffix for chemical name for sugar)
/ose (adjective)
/osis (noun)
pathologic condition
pathologic condition
/osis (noun)
/pathy (noun)
disease process
disease process
/pathy (noun)
/scope (noun)
instrument to see through or with
instrument to see through or with
/scope (noun)
/stasis (noun)
control, hold in
control, hold in
/stasis (noun)
/y (noun)
process of
process of
/y (noun)
