Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-iac
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-cle
A
small
9
Q
-cyte
A
cell
10
Q
-derma
A
skin condition
11
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
12
Q
-genic
A
producing
13
Q
-ia
A
condition
14
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
15
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
18
Q
-logy
A
study of
19
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged
21
Q
-oid
A
resembling
22
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
23
Q
-opsy
A
view of
24
Q
-ose
A
pertaining to
25
-osis
abnormal condition
26
-ous
pertaining to
27
-pathy
disease
28
-phagia
eating, swallowing
29
-plasty
surgical repair
30
-rrhea
discharge
31
-sclerosis
hardening
32
-tic
pertaining to
33
-tome
instrument to cut
34
-ac
pertaining to
35
-al
pertaining to
36
-algia
pain
37
-ar
pertaining to
38
-ary
pertaining to
39
-asthenia
weakness
40
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
41
-clasia
surgical breaking
42
-cyte
cell
43
-desis
surgical fusing
44
-dynia
pain
45
-eal
pertaining to
46
-ectomy
surgical removal
47
-genic
producing
48
-gram
a record
49
-graphy
process of recording
50
-ic
pertaining to
51
-itis
inflammation
52
-kinesia
movement
53
-malacia
abnormal softening
54
-metry
process of measuring
55
-oma
tumor
56
-osis
abnormal condition
57
-otomy
cutting into
58
-ous
pertaining to
59
-pathy
disease
60
-plasty
surgical repair
61
-porosis
porous
62
-rrhaphy
to suture
63
-rrhexis
rupture
64
-scope
instrument for viewing
65
-scopy
process of visually examining
66
-tome
instrument to cut
67
-ac
pertaining to
68
-al
pertaining to
69
-ar
pertaining to
70
-ary
pertaining to
71
-dynia
pain
72
-eal
pertaining to
73
-ectomy
surgical removal
74
-emia
blood condition
75
-genic
producing
76
-gram
a record
77
-graphy
process of recording
78
-ia
condition
79
-ic
pertaining to
80
-ism
state of
81
-itis
inflammation
82
-logist
one who studies
83
-logy
study of
84
-lysis
to destroy
85
-lytic
destruction
86
-manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
87
-megaly
enlarged
88
-ole
small
89
-oma
tumor, mass
90
-ose
pertaining to
91
-osis
abnormal condition
92
-otomy
cutting into
93
-ous
pertaining to
94
-pathy
disease
95
-plasty
surgical repair
96
-rrhaphy
to suture
97
-rrhexis
rupture
98
-sclerosis
hardening
99
-scope
instrument for viewing
100
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
101
-stenosis
narrowing
102
-tic
pertaining to
103
-ule
small