Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
Referring to
-acusis
Hearing
-al
Referring to
-algia
Pain
-ar
Referring to
-ary
Referring to
-ate
Form of
-ation
Process
-asthenia
Weakness
-blast
Germ cell
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
-cele
Hernia
-centesis
Puncture
-cision
Cutting
-clast
Break
-crine
Secrete
-cusis
Hearing
-cyte
Cell
-derma
Skin
-duction
Bringing
-dyania
Pain
-eal
Referring to
-ectasis
Dilation
-ectomy
Removal
-edema
Swelling
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood
-esis
Condition
-esthesia
Sensation
-ferent
To carry
-gen
Produce
-globin
Protein
-gnosis
Knowing
-gram
Record
-graph
Recording
-ia
Condition
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-iatry
Medicine
-ic
Referring to
-ician
Specialist
-icle
Small
-ile
Referring to
-ine
Referring to
-ism
Condition
-ist
Specialist
-itis
Inflammation
-kinesia
Movement
-lalia
Speech
-lampsia
Shine
-lepsy
Seizure
-lith
Stone
-logist
Specializing in
-logy
Study of
-lucent
Clear
-lysis
Dissolve
-malacia
Soften
-mania
Frenzy
-melagy
Enlargement
-meter
Measuring
-metry
Measuring
-oid
Resembling
-ole
Little
-oma
Tumor
-orexia
Appetite
-ory
Referring to
-ose
Referring to
-osis
Condition
-ous
Referring to
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency
-phagia
Eat
-phasia
Speech
-philia
Attraction
-phoria
Feeling
-phylaxis
Protection
-physis
Growth
-plasia
Formation
-plasm
Growth
-plasty
Repair
-plegia
Paralysis
-pnea
Breathing
-poiesis
Formation
-rrhage
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-scope
Examining
-spasm
Twitch
-scopy
Visual exam
-stasis
Standing still
-stenosis
Narrowing
-stomy
Opening
-tension
Stretch
-thorax
Chest
-thymia
Emotion
-tomy
Incision
-toxic
Poison
-tripsy
Crushing
-trophy
Nourishment
-uria
Urine
-y
Condition