Suffix Flashcards
-a
noun ending
-abrasion
scraping of
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary
pertaining to
-ad
toward
-al
pertaining to
-al, -eal, -ar, -ary
pertaining to
-algia, -dynia
pain
-ant, -iac, -ic
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-cele
herniation, protrusion
-cyte
cell
-eal, -ic, -id, -ous
pertaining to
-ectasia
dilation, condition of expansion
-ectomy
removal, excision
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-esthetic
pertaining to sensation, feeling
-ferous
pertaining to carrying
-gnosis
state of knowledge
-graph
instrument to record
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-iatics
treatment
-iatrician
one who treats
-iatrist
one who specializes in treatment
-iatry
process of treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-icle, -ole, -ule
small, tiny
-in
substance
-ior
pertaining to
-is
structure, thing, membrane