IGL Suffixes 2 Flashcards
-ase
enzyme
-iasis
abnormal condition
-prandial
meal
-eal
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process
-ose
pertaining to, full of
-plasm
formation
-somes
bodies
-type
picture, classification
-ectasis, -ectasia
stretching, dilation
-emesis
vomiting
-lysis
destruction, breakdown, separation
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
prolapse, fall, sag
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhagia, -rrhage
bursting forth of blood
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-spasm
sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis
stopping, controlling
-stenosis
tightening, stricture, narrowing
-tresia
opening
-arche
beginning
-cyesis
pregnancy
-gravidA
pregnancy
-para, -parous
to bear, bring forth
-salpinx
uterine tube
-tocia
labor, birth
-ium
little
-ion
little
-idium
little
-idion
little
-arium
little
-arion
little
-isk
little
-iscus
little
-ize
to make, treat, to do something with
-ate
to make, treat, to do something with