Suffixes Flashcards
-cide
causing death
-gnosia
knowledge, to know
-ian
specialist
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-iasis
abnormal condition, disease
-uria
urination, urine
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-iatry
field of medicine
-penia
deficiency, lack, too few
-tripsy
to crush
-phylaxis
protection
-ible
capable of, able to
-ac
pertaining to
-opia
vision condition
-ific
making, producing
-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
-cyte
cell
-cytic
pertaining to a cell
-emia
blood, blood condition
-ax
noun ending
-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-phonia
sound, voice
-dynia
pain
-megaly
enlargement
-ion
action, process, state or condition
-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
-y
noun ending
-ine
pertaining to
-acusia, -acusis
hearing, sense of hearing
-esis
abnormal condition, disease
-malacia
abnormal softening
-tropin
to stimulate, act on
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling, mental state
-iform
shaped or formed like, resembling
-phylactic
protective, preventive
-pexy
surgical fixation
-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
-ary
pertaining to
-iatrist
specialist
-igo
attack, disease condition
-ole
little, small
-cusis
hearing
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
-sol
solution
-hexia
habit
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-ferent
carrying
-plakia
plaque, plate, thin flat layer or scale
-ago
abnormal condition, disease
-plasty
surgical repair
-coccus
spherical bacteria
-gram
a picture or record
-ize
to make, to treat
-phil, -philia
attraction to, like, love
-acious
characterized by
-ule
small one
-physis
to grow
-oxia
oxygen condition
-plasm
formative material of cells
-dipsia
thirst
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
-logy
study of
-apheresis
removal
-fic
making, producing, forming
-gog, -gogue
make flow
-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
-ior
pertaining to
-mission
to send
-surgery
operative procedure
-dema
swelling (fluid)
-porosis
lessening in density, porous condition
-ist
a person who practices, specialist
-lytic
to reduce, destroy
-ive
performs, tends toward
-cyst
bladder, bag
-genic, -genesis
creation, reproduction
-tropic
having an affinity for
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
-sis
abnormal condition, disease
-ium
structure, tissue
-tic
pertaining to
-desis
to bind, tie together
-able
capable of, able to
-otia
ear condition
-oma
tumor
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
-aria
connected with
-lithiasis
presence of stones
-stalsis
contraction, constriction
-amine
nitrogen compound
-ory
pertaining to
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
-al
pertaining to
-crasia
a mixture or blending
-ferous
bearing, carrying, producing
-sthenia
strength
-metry
to measure
-tome
instrument to cut
-pnea
breathing
-kinesis
motion
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-ptysis
spitting
-poiesis
formation, to make
-verse, -version
to turn
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
-itis
inflammation
-ancy
state of
-iatrics
field of medicine, healing
-partum
childbirth, labor
-fusion
pour
-eal
pertaining to
-opsia, -opsis, -opsy
vision, view of
-dote
what is given
-ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, fall
-iferous
bearing, carrying, producing
-crit
to separate
-tion
process, state of quality of
-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
-ula
small, little
-pause
stopping
-pheresis
removal
-e
noun ending
-er
one who
-plegic
one affected with paralysis
-praxia
action, condition concerning the performance of movements
-rrhexis
rupture
-ase
enzyme
-eurysm
widening
-gene
producing, origin, formation
-arche
beginning
-ergy
work
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, crampin
-lith
stone, calculus
-us
thing, singular noun ending
-mimetic
mimic, copy
-ation
state or action
-listhesis
slipping
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
-para
to give birth
-phyte
plant
-metrist
one who measures
-ectopy
displacement
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
-um
singular noun ending
-ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
-tocia, -tocin
labor, birth
-oid
like, resembling
-stomosis, -stomy
furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening
-parous
having borne one or more children
-lexia
word, phrase
-scopy
visual examination
-form
resembling, in the shape of
-ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-osmia
smell, odor
-clasis, -clast
break down
-cytosis
condition of cells
-gen
producing, forming
-phasia
speak or speech
-prandial
meal
-ostosis
condition of bone
-graph
a picture or record, machine recording record
-one
hormone
-dural
pertaining to dura mater
-blast
embryonic, immature, formative element
-fida
split
-globulin
protein
-aise
comfort, ease
-orexia
appetite
-drome
to run, running
-fication
process of making
-lyst
agent that causes lysis or loosening
-emesis
vomiting
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
-gravida
pregnant
-is
noun ending
-genous
producing
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
-uresis
urination
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
-crine
secrete
-algesia, -algesic
painful, pain sense
-ar
pertaining to
-thymia
a state of mind
-duct
opening
-lepsy
seizure
-ician
specialist
-kinesia
movement
-isy
noun ending
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-clysis
irrigation, washing together, with
-facient
making, producing
-tropia
turn, change
-ic
pertaining to
-ial
pertaining to
-praxis
act, activity, practice use
-trophy
development, nourishment
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-ologist
specialist
-edema
swelling
-plasia
development, growth, formation
-cyesis
pregnancy
-ile
capable of
-trite
instrument for crushing
-necrosis
tissue death
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-fuge
to drive away
-type
classification, picture
-pepsia
digest, digestion
-ism
condition, state of
-syndesis
surgical fixation of vertebrae
-pneic
pertaining to breathing
-clonus
violent action
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
-thymic
pertaining to the mind, relating to the thymus gland
-phthisis
wasting away, atrophy
-tomy
process of cutting
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
-ology
the science or study of
-agra
excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain
-cidal
pertaining to killing
-phobia
abnormal fear
-salpinx
uterine (Fallopian) tube
-opaque
obscure
-phage
a cell that destroys, eat, swallow
