Medical Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-ALGIA

A

pain

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2
Q

-DYNIA

A

pain

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3
Q

-EMIA

A

blood condition

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4
Q

-IA

A

condition, disease

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5
Q

-ITIS

A

inflammation

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6
Q

-LEPSY

A

seizure or attack

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7
Q

-MALACIA

A

softening

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8
Q

-MEGALY

A

enlargement

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9
Q

-OMA

A

tumor, mass

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10
Q

-OSIS

A

abnormal condition

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11
Q

-PATHY

A

disease

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12
Q

-PENIA

A

deficiency

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13
Q

-PLEGIA

A

paralysis

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14
Q

-PNEA

A

breathing

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15
Q

-SCLEROSIS

A

hardening

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16
Q

-RRHAGE

A

bursting forth

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17
Q

-RRHEA

A

flow, discharge

18
Q

-RRHEXIS

A

breaking open

19
Q

-CENTESIS

A

puncture and aspiration

20
Q

-ECTOMY

A

surgical removal

21
Q

-GENIC

A

producing, forming

22
Q

-GRAPHY

A

process of recording

23
Q

-LYSIS

A

separation

24
Q

-OPSY

A

view of, vision

25
Q

-PLASTY

A

surgical repair

26
Q

-SCOPY

A

visual examination

27
Q

-STOMY

A

opening

28
Q

-TOMY

A

incision, cutting

29
Q

-AC / -IAC

A

pertaining to

30
Q

-AL / -EAL / -IAL

A

pertaining to

31
Q

-AR

A

pertaining to

32
Q

-ELLA

A

small

33
Q

-IATRIC

A

medical treatment

34
Q

-IC / -ICAL

A

pertaining to

35
Q

-INE

A

pertaining to

36
Q

-OID

A

resembling

37
Q

-OUS

A

characteristic of

38
Q

-PLAST

A

cell, living substance

39
Q

-PLASTY

A

formation, plastic repair of

40
Q

-ULAR

A

pertaining to

41
Q

-VOROUS

A

eating