IGL Suffixes 1 Flashcards
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
excision/removal
-emia
blood condition
-genic
pertaining to, producing or produced by
-gram
record
-ic, -ical
pertaining
-ion
process
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation of
-logy
study of
-oma
tumor, mass
-opsy
process of viewing
-osis
conditions
-pathy
disease condition
-scope
instrument to
-sis
state of
-scopy
visually examining
-tomy
incision
-y
process, condition
-eal
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process
-ose
pertaining to, full of
-plasm
formation
-somes
bodies
-type
picture, classification
-cele
hernia
-centesis
puncture
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
-dynia
pain
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
-graph
instrument of recording
-graphy
process of recording
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown, destruction
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
-opsy
to view
-osis
abnormal condition
-penia
deficiency
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-sclerosis
hardening
-scopy
process of visual examination
-stasis
stopping, controlling
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
-tomy
incision, to cut into
-trophy
nourishment, development
-er
one who
-ia, -an
condition, pertaining to
-ist
one who specializes in
-ole, -ule
little, small
-um, -ium
structure, tissue, thing
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-oid
pertaining to
-ous, -ious
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ics, -tics
art, science, study of
-oid, -ode
like, having that shape of
-mania
madness for or about
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-uria
condition of the urine
-us
individual person
-idae, -ida, -id
descended from, related to
-genous, genic
producing, produced by
-hedron
solid figure having specified number of faces
-iasis
diseased condition
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
art of science of measuring
-nomy
science of
-oecious
having a house or dwelling
-philous, -phillic
loving, thriving in, pollinated by
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge