Medical Terminology - Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al, -an
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-ad
A
toward
3
Q
-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
-ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-arche
A
beginning
7
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
8
Q
-blast
A
immature, embryonic
9
Q
-carcinoma
A
cancer of epithelial origin
10
Q
-cele
A
herniation, protrusion
11
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
12
Q
-chezian
A
condition of stool
13
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
14
Q
-cyte
A
cell
15
Q
-desis
A
binding or surgical fusion
