Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-AC, -AL
A
pertaining to, relating to
2
Q
-CYTE
A
cell
3
Q
-ALGIA
A
pain, suffering, painful condition
4
Q
-DESIS
A
to bind, tie together
5
Q
-ECTOMY
A
surgical removal, cutting out
6
Q
-ARY
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-CENTESIS
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
8
Q
-EMIA
A
blood, blood condition
9
Q
-CELE
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
10
Q
-ECTASIS
A
stretching, dilation, enlargement
11
Q
-ESTHESIA
A
sensation, feeling
12
Q
-ITIS
A
inflammation
13
Q
-GRAM, -GRAPH
A
a picture or record
14
Q
-LYSIS
A
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
15
Q
-GRAPHY
A
the process of producing a picture or record
16
Q
-MALACIA
A
abnormal softening
17
Q
-IC
A
pertaining to
18
Q
-NECROSIS
A
tissue death
19
Q
-IA
A
abnormal condition, disease
20
Q
-MEGALY
A
enlargement
21
Q
-OLOGIST
A
specialist
22
Q
-OTOMY
A
cutting, surgical incision
23
Q
-PLASTY
A
surgical repair
24
Q
-OSTOMY
A
surgical creation of an opening to the body surface
25
-PATHY
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
26
-OLOGY
the science or study of
27
-OSIS
abnormal condition, disease
28
-PEXY
surgical fixation
29
-OMA
tumor, neoplasm
30
-PAUSE
stopping
31
-PLEGIA
paralysis
32
-RRHEA
flow or discharge
33
-PNEA
breathing
34
-RRHEXIS
rupture
35
-PTOSIS
prolapse, drooping forward
36
-SCLEROSIS
abnormal hardening
37
-RRHAPHY
surgical suturing
38
-SCOPY
visual examination
39
-RRHAGIA, -RRHAGE
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
40
-SCOPE
instrument for visual examination
41
-URIA
urination, urine
42
-STENOSIS
abnormal narrowing
43
-TRIPSY
to crush
44
-DYNIA
pain
45
-CRASIA
a mixture or blending
46
-PLASM
formative material of cells
47
-TIC
pertaining to
