Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac/ al/ ar/ ic
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-cele
A
Swelling/tumor
4
Q
- centesis
A
puncture
5
Q
-cis
A
cut
6
Q
-cyte
A
cell
7
Q
-ectasis
A
expansion/ dilaiton
8
Q
-ectomy
A
removal/ excision
9
Q
-emia
A
blood
10
Q
-genic
A
producing / orginating
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
Q
-iasis
A
condition/ formation of/ presence of
13
Q
-ist
A
one who specialist in
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-logy
A
process/ study
16
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown/ destruction
17
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
18
Q
-oma
A
tumor
19
Q
-opsy
A
to view
20
Q
-osis
A
condition
21
Q
-otomy/tomy
A
cutting open
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease
23
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
24
Q
-scopy
A
examination/ inspection
