Most Important Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Cyto
A
Pertaining to cells
2
Q
Cytosis
A
Pertaining to cells and their functions
3
Q
Esis
A
Pertaining to a condition , sometimes refers to a disease process or a symptom
It may not always give me ward a negative meaning
4
Q
Ion
A
Suggests an action
5
Q
Spasm
A
An involuntary muscle contraction
6
Q
Stasis
A
Ceasing/remaining at a constant level
7
Q
Stenosis
A
Constrining or narrowing if some sort of anatomical passage way
8
Q
Tion
A
Pertains to a process or state
9
Q
Toxic
A
Meaning poisonous to
10
Q
Uria
A
Refers to the state of the urine , normally abnormal
11
Q
Y
A
Pertains to a state or condition, sometimes possitive and sometimes negative
