Medical Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
ectomy
A
excision (removal by cutting)
2
Q
emia
A
blood
3
Q
gen
A
become, originate
4
Q
gram, graph
A
write, record
5
Q
iatr(o)
A
doctor
6
Q
itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
lys(is)
A
dissolve
8
Q
malac
A
soft
9
Q
myc(o)
A
fungus
10
Q
oma
A
tumor
11
Q
opsy
A
examination
12
Q
osis
A
condition
13
Q
path(o)
A
disease
14
Q
penia
A
deficient, deficiency
15
Q
peps, pept
A
digest
16
Q
phag(o)
A
eat, destroy
17
Q
phob(ia)
A
fear
18
Q
plasty
A
repair
19
Q
pleg(ia)
A
paralysis
20
Q
pnea
A
breathing
21
Q
rhag
A
break, burst
22
Q
rhe
A
flow
23
Q
scler(o)
A
hard
24
Q
scope
A
instrument
25
Q
scopy
A
examination
26
Q
stom
A
mouth, opening
27
Q
tomy
A
incision (operation by cutting)
28
Q
toxi
A
poison
