suffix Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ancy
state of
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-asthenia
weakness
-atic
pertaining to
-ation
process; condition; state of being or having
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusion
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-clasia
surgical breaking
-cyte
cell
-desis
to bind or tie together surgically
-dipsia
thirst
-dynia
pain
-e
noun suffix with no meaning
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
dilatation; dilation; expansion
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
-edema
swelling
-ema
condition
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-esthesia
sensation; feeling
-gen
producing; originating; causing
-gram
record; image
-graph
instrument used to record an image
-graphy
process of recording an image
-ia
condition
-iasis
abnormal condition