Suffixes Flashcards
ac, al, ar, ary
pertaining to
algia
pain
asthenia
without strength
ation
condition, process of
blast
immature cell
cele
puching or hernia
cyesis
pregancy
cynia
pain
eal
pertaining to
ectasis
expansion or dilation
ectomy
removal
edema
swelling
ema
condition
emesis
vomitting
emia
blood condition
esthenia
lack of sensation
genic
origin or production
gram
record
graphy
recording process
ia
condition of
iasis
abnormal condition, formtion of
iatry
treatment
ic
pertaining to
icle
small
ism
condition of
itis
inflammation
ium
tissue or structure
lepsy
seizure
lith
stone, calculus
logy
study of
lysis
breaking down, dissolution
malacia
softening
megaly
enlargment
metry
measuring process
myc
fungus
oid
resembling
ole
small
ology
study of
oma
tumor
opia, ospia
vision
orexia
appetite
osis
abnormal condition, increase
osmia
smell
ous
pertaining to
paresis
partial paralysis
pathy
disease
penia
decrease
pepsia
digestion
phagia
swalloing
phasia
speech
philic
attraction for
phobia
fear
plasia
formation, development
plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
plegia
paralysis, stroke
pnea
breathing
polesis
formation, production
porosis
condition of pores, spaces
rrhage
to burst forth
rrhea
discharge
sclerosis
abnormal hardening
scopy
examination
spasm
involuntary contraction
stasis
stop or stand
stomy
new opening
tic
pertaining to
tomy
incision
tropia
to urn
tropic
stimulate
trophy
nutrition, growth
ula, ule
small
uria
urination
y
condition, process of