Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
3
Q
-pexy
A
suture to stabilize
4
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
5
Q
-stomy
A
surgically created opening
6
Q
-tomy
A
cutting into
7
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
8
Q
-gram
A
record of
9
Q
-graph
A
instrument that records
10
Q
-graphy
A
procedure that records
11
Q
-lysis
A
separation, breakdown
12
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
13
Q
-scopy
A
procedure to visually examine
14
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
15
Q
-rrhagia, -rrhage
A
bursting forth
16
Q
rrhaphy
A
to suture
17
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
18
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
19
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
20
Q
-ia
A
state, condition
21
Q
-ion
A
action, process, state, condition
22
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
23
Q
-ive
A
performs, tends toward
24
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
25
-megaly
enlargement
26
-osis
abnormal condition
27
-pathy
disease
28
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
29
-um
structure
30
-us
thing
