Lesson 3 - Suffixes Flashcards by Emma Hurd

Q

-ia

A

State or condition of

ex. phobia

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ism

A

State or condition of

ex. alcoholism

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-sis

A

State or condition of

ex. narcosis

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-tion

A

State or condition of

ex. inhalation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-y

A

State or condition of

ex. atony

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ac

A

Pertaining to

ex. cardiac

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-al

A

Pertaining to

ex. neural

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ar

A

Pertaining to

ex. muscular

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ary

A

Pertaining to

ex. dietary

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ic

A

Pertaining to

ex. metric

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ical

A

Pertaining to

ex. anatomical

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ile

A

Pertaining to

ex. febrile

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-oid

A

Pertaining to

ex. lymphoid

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ory

A

Pertaining to

ex. respiratory

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

ex. venous

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-form

A

Resembling

ex. muciform

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ian, -ist

A

Specialist in a field

ex. Physician, cardiologist

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-iatrics, -iatry, -ics

A

Specialty

ex. geriatrics, podiatry, orthopedics

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-logy

A

Study of

ex. physiology

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-algia, -algesia

A

pain

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-carcin/o

A

cancer

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-cele

A

hernia, localized dilation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-clasis, -clasia

A

breaking

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-cysto/o

A

sac, cyst, bladder

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Ectasia, ectasis

A

Chronic dilation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Edema

A

Accumulation of fluid, swelling

Q

-itis

A

inflammation

Q

-lysis

A

separation, loosening, destruction

Q

-malacia

A

softening

Q

-necrosis

A

death of

Q

-oma

A

tumor

Q

onc/o

A

tumor

Q

-pathy

A

any disease of

Q

-ptosis

A

dropping, prolapse, downward displacement

Q

-rhage, -rhagia

A

bursting forth, profuse flow

Q

-rhea

A

flow, discharge

Q

-rhexis

A

rupture

Q

-schisis

A

fissure, splitting

Q

-stasis

A

suppression, stoppage

Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, constriction

Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording data

Q

-graphy

A

act of recording data

Q

-gram

A

record of data

Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

Q

-metry

A

measurement of

Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing

Q

-scopy

A

examination of

Q

-centesis

A

puncture, tap

Q

-desis

A

binding, fusion

Q

-ectomy

A

excision, surgical removal

Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

Q

-plasty

A

plastic surgery, reconstruction

Q

-rhaphy

A

suture, surgical repair

Q

-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

Q

-tome

A

instrument for incising

Q

-tomy

A

incision

Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

Q

blast/o, -blast

A

immature cell, productive cell

Q

gen

A

origin, formation

Q

phag/o

A

eat, ingest

Q

trop

A

act on, affect

Q

troph/o

A

nourishment, feeding

Q

A