Medical Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
3
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
4
Q
-cele
A
hernia, bulging
5
Q
-cyesis
A
pregnancy
6
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
7
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
8
Q
-edema
A
swelling
9
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
-esthenia
A
lack of sensation
12
Q
-genic
A
producing, forming
13
Q
-gram
A
record
14
Q
-iatry
A
treatment
15
Q
-icle
A
small
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
18
Q
-lith
A
stone
19
Q
-lysis
A
breaking down
20
Q
-malacia
A
softening
21
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
22
Q
-oma
A
tumor
23
Q
-opia, -opsia
A
vision
24
Q
orexia
A
appetite
25
Q
-parasis
A
partial paralysis
26
Q
-pathy
A
disease
27
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
28
Q
-phagia
A
swallowing
29
Q
-phasia
A
speech
30
Q
-philic
A
attraction
31
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis, stroke
32
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
33
Q
-rrhage
A
discharge
34
Q
-sclerosis
A
to harden
35
Q
-spasm
A
involuntary contraction
36
Q
-stomy
A
artificial opening
37
Q
-trophy
A
growth, nourishment
38
Q
-uria
A
urination
