Medical terminology-Suffixes Flashcards
-ant
Forming
-algesia
Condition of pain
-ase
Enzyme
-blast
Immature cell, germ cell
-cide
To kill
-crit
To separate
-cuspid
Point
-cyst
Bladder, sac
-cyte
Cell
-dipsia
Thirst
-drome
That which runs together
-er
Relating to, one who
-gen
Formation, produce
-ide
Having a particular quality
-genesis
Formation, produce
-ive
Nature of, quality of
-liter
Liter
-logy
Study of
-lymph
Clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
-or
One who, a doer
-phil
Attraction
-stasis
Control, stop, stand still
-therapy
Treatment
-thermy
Heat
-um
Tissue,structure
-uria
Urination, condition of the urine
-ac
Pertaining to
-ad
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-ic
Pertaining to
-ile
Pertaining to
-ior
Pertaining to
-ose
Pertaining to
-ous
Pertaining to
-tic
Pertaining to
-us
Pertaining to
-y
Pertaining to
-icle
Small or minute
-ole
Small or minute
-ula
Small or minute
-ule
Small or minute
-algia
Pain, ache
-asthenia
Weakness
-betes
To go
-cele
Hernia, tumor, swelling
-cusis
Hearing
-derma
Skin
-dynia
Pain, ache
-ectasis
Dilation, distention
-edema
Swelling
-emesis
Vomiting
-ion
Process
-itis
Inflammation
-kinesis
Motion
-lepsy
Seizure
-lexia
Diction, word, phrase
-malacia
Softening
-mania
Madness
-megaly
Enlargement, large
-mnesia
Memory
-noia
Mind
-oid
Resemble
-oma
Tumor
-opia
Sight, vision
-oxia
Oxygen
-pathy
Disease, emotion
-penia
Deficiency
-pepsia
To digest
-phagia
To eat, to swallow
-phasia
To speak, speech
-phobia
Fear
-plasia
Formation, produce
-plasm
A thing formed, plasma
-plegia
Paralysis, stroke
-pnea
Breathing
-ptosis
Drooping, prolapse, sagging
-ptysis
Spitting
-rrhage
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-spasm
Tension, spasm, contraction
-trophy
Nourishment, development
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-clasis
A break
-desis
Binding
-ectomy
Surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
-gram
A weight, mark, record
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Recording
-ize
To make, to treat or combine with
-lysis
Destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening
-meter
Instrument to measure, measure
-metry
Measurement
-opsy
To view
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-pheresis
Remove
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhaphy
Suture
-scope
Instrument for examining
-scopy
-visual examination, to view, examine
-stomy
New opening
-tome
Instrument to cut
-tomy
Incision
-tripsy
Crushing
-ate
Use, action, having the form of, possessing
-blast
Immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
-ectasis
Dilation, distention, stretching, expansion
-gen
Formation, produce
-genesis
Formation, produce
-genic
Formation, produce
-ive
Nature of, quality of
-lymph
Serum, clear fluid, pale fluid
-lysis
Destruction, desperation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution
-penia
Lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
-plegia
Stroke, paralysis, palsy
-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping, falling down, sagging
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-scopy
To view, examine, visual examination
-spasm
Tension, spasm, contractions
-staxis
Dripping, trickling
-trophy
Nourishment, development
-y
Condition, process, pertaining to
-esis
Condition of
-ia
Condition of
-iatry
Treatment of
-ician
Physician who specializes
-ism
Condition in which
-ist
Physician who specializes
-osis
Condition of
-y
Condition in which