Medical Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
relating to pain
2
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-emia
A
relating to blood
3
Q
-itis
A
inflammation of
4
Q
-lysis
A
type of breaking down
5
Q
-opathy
A
disease of
6
Q
-pnea
A
relating to breathing
7
Q
-ectomy
A
removal of
8
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement of
9
Q
-ac, -iac, -ia, -ic, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous
cardiac
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
11
Q
-ology
A
study of
12
Q
-genesis
A
creation of/origin/beginning
13
Q
-um (myocardium)
A
noun ending
