Suffix’s Flashcards
-al
-ic
Pertaining to
(Neural, gastric)
-algia
Pain
-cyte
Cell
-ectomty
Cutting out, removal, excision
-emia
Blood condition (leukemia)
-globin
Protein (hemoglobin)
-gram
Record (arthrogram)
-ia
Condition of (neuralgia)
-ism
Condition, process (hypothyroidism)
-itis
Inflammation (arthritis)
-logist
Specialist in the study of (neurologist)
-logy
Study of (biology)
-oma
Tumor, mass (hepatoma)
-opsy
To view (biopsy)
-osis
Abnormal condition (psychosis)
-scope
Instrument to visually examine (laparoscope)
-scopy
Process of visual examination (laparoscopy)
-sis
State of (prognosis)
-tomy
Process of cutting into, incision (neurotomy)
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid (thoracentesis)
-graphy
Process of recording (mammography)
-lysis
Separation, breakdown, destruction (dialysis)
-plasty
Surgical repair, correction, reconstruction (mammoplasty)
-stomy
Opening (colostomy)
-therapy
Treatment (radiotherapy)
-megaly
Enlargement
-pathy
Disease condition (nephropathy)
-rrhea
Flow, discharge (rhinorreah)
-sclerosis
Hardening
-uria
Condition of urine
-rrhagia
Excess flow of blood
-septic
Infection
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
-graphy
Process of recording
-lysis
Separation, breakdown, destruction