Med Term, Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
Pain
-ad
Toward
-asthenia
Weakness
-blast
Immature, forming
-cele
Hernia
-cidal
Destroying, killing
-cide
Destroying, killing
-clasis
Breaking
-clast
Breaking instrument
-crine
Secreting
-crit
Separate
-cyte
Cell
-cytosis
Condition of cells
-derma
Skin
-desis
Binding
-dynia
Pain
-ectasia
Expansion; dilation
-ectasis
Expanding; dialating
-ectomy
Removal of
-edema
Swelling
-ema
Condition
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood
-emic
Relating to blood
-esthesia
Sensation
-form
In the shape of
-gen
Producing, coming to be
-genesis
Production of
-genic
Producing
-globin
Protien
-globuin
Protien
-gram
A recording
-graph
Recording instrument
-graphy
Process of recording
-iasis
Pathological condition of state
-ic
Pertaining to
-ics
Treatment, practice, body of knowledge
-ism
Condition, disease, doctrine
-itis (pl., -itides)
Inflammation
-kinesia
Movement
-kinesis
Movement
-lepsy
Condition of
-leptic
Having siezures
-logist
One who practices
-logy
Study, practice
-lysis
Destruction of
-lytic
Destroying
-malacia
Softening
-mania
Obsession
-megaly
Enlargement
-meter
Measuring device
-metry
Measurement
-oid
Like, resembling
-oma (pl., -omata)
Tumor, neoplasm
-opia
Vision
-opsia
Vision
-opsy
View of
-osis (pl., -oses)
Condition, stste, process
-ostomy
Opening
-para
Bearing
-paresis
Slight paralysis
-parous
Producing; bearing
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency
-pepsia
Digestion
-pexy
Fixation, usually done surgically
-phage, -phagia, -phagy
Eating, devouring
-phasia
Speaking
-pheresis
Removal
-phil
Attraction; affinity for
-philia
Attraction; affinity for
-phobia
Fear
-phonia
Sound
-phoresis
Carrying
-phoria
Feeling; carrying
-phrenia
Of the mind
-phthisis
Wasting away
-phylaxis
Protection
-physis
Growing
-plakia
Plaque
-plasia
Formation
-plasm
Formation
-plastic
Forming
-plasty
Surgical repair
-plegia
Paralysis
-plegic
One who is paralyzed
-pnea
Breath
-poiesis
Formation
-poietic
Forming
-poietin
One that forms
-porosis
Lessening in density
-ptosis
Falling down; drooping
-rrhage
Discharging heavily
-rrhagia
Heavy discharge
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
-rrhea
A flowing, a flux
-rrhexis
Rupture
-schisis
Splitting
-scope
Instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring)
-scopy
Use of an instrument for observing
-somnia
Sleep
-spasm
Contraction
-stalsis
Stopping; constant
-stat
Agent to maintain a state
-static
Maintaining a state
-stenosis
Narrowing
-stomy
Opening
-tome
Cutting instrument, segment
-tomy
Cutting operation
-trophic
Nutritional
-trophy
Nutrition
-tropia
Turning
-tropic
Turing toward
-tropy
Condition of turning toward
-uria
Urine
-version
Turning