Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-able/-ible
A
capable of
2
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-ac/-al/-an/-ar/-ary/-eal/-is/-ive/-tic
A
pertaining to (fundal, pancreatic)
3
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
-cele
A
hernia (cystocele)
6
Q
-centesis
A
procedure to aspirate fluid (pleurocentesis)
7
Q
-ectastia/-ectasis
A
dilation
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision or removal
9
Q
-edema
A
swelling
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting (hematemesis)
11
Q
-emia
A
blood
12
Q
-genic/-genesis
A
beginning/producing (-genic: adjectival pertaining to beginning..)
13
Q
-gram
A
record (echocardiogram)
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-ia/-iasis
A
condition (psoriasis)
17
Q
-ism
A
condition (botulism, alcoholism)
18
Q
-ist
A
one who (psychologist)
19
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
20
Q
-kinesia/-kinesis
A
movement/motion
21
Q
-logist
A
specialist
22
Q
-logy
A
study of
23
Q
-lysis
A
loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying
24
Q
-lytic
A
pertaining to destruction (hemolytic: adjectival ending)
25
-malacia
softening
26
-mania
preoccupation (pyromania)
27
-megaly
enlargement
28
-meter
instrument to measure
29
-metry
process of measuring
30
-oid
resembling (humanoid)
31
-oma
tumor
32
-opia
vision (diplopia)
33
-ose
sugar (glucose)
34
-osis
condition (usually abnormal: osteoporosis)
35
-ous
pertaining to/characterized by (mucous)
36
-pathy
disease or abnormality
37
-penia
deficiency
38
-pexy
surgical fixation
39
-phagia/-gic/-gy
eating/swallowing
40
-phasia
speech
41
-phobia
abnormal fear
42
-plasty
surgical repair
43
-plegia
paralysis (paraplegia)
44
-rrhage/-rrhagia
excessive flow/discharge
45
-rrhaphy
suture (herniorrhaphy)
46
-rrhea
flow/discharge
47
-rrhexis
rupture
48
-sclerosis
hardening
49
-scopy
examination with an instrument (colonoscopy)
50
-spasm
twitching
51
-stasis
stopping
52
-stomy
forming of an opening (treacheostomy)
53
-tome
instrument for cutting (osteotome)
54
-tomy
incision/cutting in to (craniotomy)
55
-tripsy
surgical crushing (litotripsy)
56
-trophic/-trophy
nutrition (hypotrophy)
