Module 6-Suffixes Flashcards
one or more letters attached to the end of a root.
Suffix
describe anatomic terms
Noun-ending suffixes
Suffixes can be grouped according to their purpose:
- Noun-ending suffixes
- Adjective suffixes
- Pathology suffixes
- Procedure suffixes
- Diminutive suffixes
- Indicating a chemical compound
- Denoting a condition
leading, inducing
-agogue
agent that induces the flow of milk
galactagogue
quality or act of
-ance
quality or act of making sound
resonance
killer
-cide
killer of germs
germicide
dilation or expansion of
-ectasia, - ectasis
dilation of capillaries
telangiectasia
structure or shape
-form
resembling the structure of bone
ossiform
production of
-gen
production of cancer
carcinogenesis
one charged with or skilled in
-ician, -ist
physician skilled in treating children’s diseases
pediatrician
act of, state of, result of
-ion
act of cutting or result of cutting
incision
measure
-meter
measure of heat
thermometer
science of, study of
-ology
study of skin and its diseases
dermatology
that which; one who
-or
that which receives; one who invents
receptor; inventor
protection
-phylaxis
for protection before exposure
prophylaxis
production, formation of
-poiesis
production of blood cells
hematopoiesis
strength
-sthenia
loss of strength
asthenia
act, or the result of action
-ure
result of a closing action, such as closing
closure
usually means “pertaining to”
Adjective suffixes
pertaining to
-ac
pertaining to the abdominal region
celiac
that which is, pertaining to
-acy
that which is false
fallacy
toward, in the direction of
-ad
toward the head
cephalad
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to the finger or toe
digital
pertaining to, related to, belonging to
-an
pertaining to the ovary
ovarian
of, or related to, pertaining to
-ar
related to a valve
valvular
related to, pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to bile
biliary
that which is acted on
-ate
to keep apart
separate
making or causing to become
-facient
causing a fever
febrifacient
driving, moving, or traveling away from
-fugal
moving away from the center
centrifugal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to the colon
colonic
having the qualities of or capability for
-ile
having a fever
febrile
capable of, causing
-ious
capable of causing an infection
infectious
that which performs or tends toward
-ive
disease which tends to have late- appearing
symptoms
tardive disease
like
-oid
a muscle shaped like a delta symbol
deltoid
process of, pertaining to, function of
-ory
pertaining to the senses
sensory
full of, having the qualities of
-ose
having the qualities of a coma
comatose
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to a vein
venous
tendency, like
-some
a tiring situation
tiresome
related to nutrition, growth, development
-trophic
faulty or poor nutrition
dystrophic
turning toward, or changing
-tropic
turned toward water
hydrotropic
having the nature or quality of
-y
gout like
gouty
describe a disease process or a sign or symptom
Pathology suffixes
severe pain, seizure
-agra
severe pain in the foot
podagra
pain
-algia
nerve pain
neuralgia
abnormal closure
-atresia
closed anus
proctatresia
swelling, bulging, tumor
-cele
bulging out of the urinary bladder
cystocele
discharge of foreign substance
-chezia, -chesia
passage of bloody stool
hematochezia
bladder like sac
-cyst
a sac containing water
hydrocyst
pain
-dynia
pain on the wall of the chest
pleurodynia
swelling, distention
-ema
distention of air sacs in lung
emphysema
a diseased condition
-ia
disease causing lack of urine
anuria
a diseased condition
-iasis
condition in which there are bile stones
cholelithiasis
inflammation
-itis
inflammation of a vein
phlebitis
softening
-malacia
softening of bone
osteomalacia
tumor
-oma
malignant tumor
carcinoma
suffering, disease
-pathy
disease of the heart
cardiopathy
deficiency, lack
-penia
lack of white blood cells
leukopenia
fear of
-phobia
fear of confinement
claustrophobia
dropping, or downward displacement
-ptosis
wrist-drop
carpoptosis
bursting forth
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth of blood
hemorrhage
flow, discharge
-rrhea
excessive flow of milk
galactorrhea
rupture
-rrhexis
rupture of the spleen
splenorrhexis
hemorrhage
-staxis
hemorrhage from the nose, nosebleed
epistaxis
puncture of a cavity
-centesis
puncture into the chest cavity
thoracentesis
cut
-cis
cut out
excise
breaking
-clastic
breaking down fat
lipoclasia
closure
-cleisis
operation for the closure of the vagina
colpocleisis
binding, fusion
-desis
fusing of a joint
arthrodesis
excision, cutting out
-ectomy
removal of larynx
laryngectomy
act or method of recording
-gram, -graphy
making an x- ray image
radiography
setting free, dissolution
-lysis
breaking away of fats
adipolysis
creation of a mouth or opening
-ostomy
creating a new opening between bowel and abdominal wall
colostomy
cutting into
-otomy
cut into the trachea
tracheotomy
fixation
-pexy
fixation of large intestine
sigmoidopexy
molding or shaping
-plasty
plastic surgery on bone
osteoplasty
closure of by suturing, repair
-rrhaphy
suture of bladder
cystorrhaphy
looking at, examining
-scope, -scopy
instrument used to view inside the bronchus
bronchoscope
cut
-sect
cut into parts
dissect
instrument for cutting
-tome
instrument for cutting into the skull
craniotome
rubbing, crushing
-tripsy
surgical crushing of a nerve
neurotripsy
instrument to crush
-trite
instrument to crush stones
lithotrite
small, fleshy growth
-cle, caruncle
smallest part of structure, element, or compound
-cule, molecule
small nodule or knot
-culum, tuberculum
small stone
-culus, calculus
small plane surface
-et, facet
small brionchial tube
-ium, bronchium
minute artery
-ole, arteriole
small mesentery
-olum, mesenteriolum
smallest subdivision of bronchus
-olus, bronchiolus
lipase
-ase, enzyme
sulfate
-ate, salt made from acid
benzene
-ene, unsaturated compound
oxide
-ide, binary compound
quinine
-in, -ine, halogen, alkaloid, or nitrogen base
cholesterol
-ol, oil
fructose
-ose, carbohydrate
ethyl
-yl, matter, substance, radical
full of
-ful
full of stress
stressful
condition
-id
condition of softness
flaccid
condition, act, process
-ism
condition of being a dwarf
dwarfism
quality, state of
-ity
state of being obese
obesity
without, not capable
-less
without odor
odorless
state of being
-ness
state of being ill
illness
action, state, process, condition
-osis
condition of having bad breath
halitosis
love of
-philia
love of young children
pedophilia
at a standstill, lack of flow
-stasis
no flow of blood
hemostasis
process, act of, result of
-tion
process of making longer
elongation
stretching, putting under tension
-tonia
excessive tension on a part
hypertonia
turn
-vert
turn in another direction
divert
