Suffix (R to Y) Flashcards
1
Q
-rrhagia
A
excessive flow or discharge
2
Q
-rraphy
A
suturing
3
Q
-rrhea
A
drainage
4
Q
-rrhea
A
discharge; flow
5
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
6
Q
-scope
A
an instrument used to view
7
Q
-scopy
A
process of viewing
8
Q
-sis
A
condition
9
Q
-some
A
a “body” of a specified sort
10
Q
-spasm
A
twitching; involuntary contraction
11
Q
-stasis
A
stopping or controlling
12
Q
-sthenia
A
strength
13
Q
-stomy
A
the surgical creation of a new opening
14
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
15
Q
-thorax
A
chest
16
Q
-thymia
A
condition of the mind or will
17
Q
-tic
A
pertaining to
18
Q
-tion
A
process of
19
Q
-tocia
A
labor
20
Q
-tomy
A
incision into
21
Q
-tresia
A
perforation
22
Q
-tripsy
A
intentional development
23
Q
-tropia
A
to turn
24
Q
-tropin
A
stimulating effects of a hormone
25
-ula
small; little
26
-ule
small one
27
-um
suffix that identifies singular nouns
28
-uria
urine
29
-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
30
-y
noun ending
