Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al, -ic
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-ectomy
A
removal; excision
4
Q
-gram
A
record
5
Q
-ism, -ia
A
condition
6
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
-ium
A
tissue; structure
8
Q
-logy
A
study (process of)
9
Q
-oma
A
tumor
10
Q
-tomy
A
process of cutting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
13
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
14
Q
-pathy
A
disease
15
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
16
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
17
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
18
Q
-stomy
A
new opening (to form a mouth)
19
Q
-genesis
A
forming; producing
20
Q
-genic
A
produced by or in
21
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
22
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
23
Q
-ist
A
specialist
24
Q
-meter
A
measure
25
-oid
resembing
26
-ole
small
27
-scope
instrument for visual examination
28
-scopy
visual examination
29
-globin
protein
30
-ion
process
31
-opsy
process of viewing
32
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
33
-sis
state of; condition
34
-y
process; condition
35
-phagia
process of eating
