Medical Suffixes Flashcards
-a
a noun ending
-ate
something that…
-e
a noun ending
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-esis
condition of
-ia
condition
-iatry
treatment, medicine, medical profession
-ion
action, process
-ism
condition
-ist
practitioner
-ole
small or little
-osis
condition
-tion
process of
-ula
small, little
-ule
“small one”
-um
suffix that identifies singular nouns
-us
suffix that identifies singular nouns
-y
condition, process, noun ending
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to, relating to
-eal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to (combo of -ic and -al)
-ile
pertaining to, capable
-oid
resembling
-ory
pertaining to, characterized by
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ician
specialist in a field of study
-iatrics
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession
-iatrist
one who treats; a physician
-ian
specialist in a field of study
-ist
practitioner
-logist
one who specializes in the study of
-logy
the study of
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
crushing or breaking up
-desis
binding or surgical fusion
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-ize
to make, to treat or combine with
-gram
record or picture
-graph
an instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
destruction or detachment
-meter
an instrument used to measure
-metry
the process of measuring
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suturing
-scope
an instrument used to view
-scopy
the process of viewing with a scope
-stomy
the surgical creation of a new opening
-tomy
incision into
-tripsy
intentional crushing
-ad
toward
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
-blast
immature, embryonic
-cele
herniation, swelling
-cide
to kill, to destroy
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-ectasia
stretching or dilation
-ectasis
stretching or dilation
-genesis
stretching or dilation
-itis
inflammation
-lepsy
seizure, attack
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
-mania
a mental disorder; a “madness”
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-opia
visual condition
-opsia
visual condition
-opsy
process of viewing
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease in; deficiency
-phillia
attraction to
-phobia
abnormal fear
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhea
discharge; flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-uria
a characteristic of the urine
-gen
that which generates
-genic
pertaining to formation, producing
-gravida
pregnancy
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
-plasia
formation or development