GW All Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algesia
pain, sensitivity
-algia
pain
-an
pertaining to
-ant
substance that promotes
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-assay
to analyze
-asthenia
weakness
-atic
pertaining to
-ation
process, condition
-blast
developing cell
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-carcinoma
cancerous tumor
-cele
hernia, swelling, protrusion
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ceps
heads (attachments)
-chezia
defecation, elimination of waste
-cide
to kill
-clast
to break down, destroy
-clysis
irrigation, washing
-constriction
narrowing
-crine
secrete, separate
-crit
to separate
-cyesis
state of pregnancy
-derma
skin
-cusis
hearing
-cyte
cell
-cytosis
condition of cells
-derm
embryonic layer
-dermis
skin
-dipsia
thirst
-desis
to bind, tie together
-dynia
pain
-e
(noun suffix with no meaning)
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasia
dilation, expansion
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
-edema
swelling, fluid retention
-ema
condition
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-esis
action, condition, state of
-esic
pertaining to blood condition
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
-eurysm
widening
-ferent
to carry
-fuge
to separate by spinning
-fusion
to pour, to come together
-gen
substance that produces
-genic
produced by or in
-genesis
formation
-glia
glue
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
-grade
to go
-gram
record, image
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnant
-iac
pertaining to
-ia
condition
-ial
pertaining to
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ine
chemical, chemical compound, substance, pertaining to
-in
chemical, chemical compound, substance
-ion
process, state, condition
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process, condition
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure, tissue
-lapse
to slide, fall, lag
-lysis
breakdown, separation, loosening
-ive
substance that promores
-lepsy
seizure
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
-logist
specialist
-logy
study of
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
-metry
process of measuring
-meter
measure
-mortem
death
-motor
movement
-oid
like, resembling
-opia
vision condition
-orexia
appetite
-opsy
view of, viewing
-oma
tumor, mass
-ory
pertaining to
-penia
deficiency
-or
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-para
to bear (offspring)
-osis
process, abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-otia
ear condition
-phagia
-eating, swallowing
-ous
pertaining to
-osmia
smell
-paresis
weakness
-phage
eat, swallow
-pepsia
digestion
-pexy
surgical fixation
-partum
childbirth, labor
-phasia
speech
-pheresis
removal
-phil
love, attraction for
-philia
love, attraction for
-phobia
fear
-phonia
voice
-phoresis
transmission, carrying
-phylaxis
protection against infection
-plasia
development, formation
-physis
growth, growth plate
-plasm
formation, structure
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
-poiesis
formation
-pnea
breathing
-poietin
substance that forms
-plegia
paralysis
-porosis
abnormal condition of small holes
-ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, protrude
-prandial
meal
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhage
rupture, bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhagia
rapid flow, bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhagic
pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhea
flow, excessive discharge
-salpinx
fallopian tube
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
hardening, thickening
-sis
state, condition
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
-scope
instrument used to view
-spasm
muscle contraction
-stalsis
contraction
-stasis
stoppage of flow
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
-stitial
pertaining to standing or positioned
-stomy
surgical opening
-suppression
to stop
-tension
pressure
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
-therapy
treatment
-taxia
muscle coordination
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-tome
instrument used to cut thin sections
-tocia
childbirth, labor
-tic
pertaining to
-tonia
tone, tension
-tripsy
crushing
-trophy
condition of growth or development
-tropia
to tuen
-tropic
turning, affecting
-ule
little, small
-us
structure, tissue, thing
-uria
urination, condition of urine
-tropin
hormone
-um
structure, tissue, thing
-version
to turn
-y
process, state