Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-cyte
A
cell
2
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal cell condition (too many)
3
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
4
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
5
Q
-globin
A
protein
6
Q
-ia
A
condition
7
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
9
Q
-logy
A
study of
10
Q
-lysis
A
to destroy
11
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
12
Q
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
13
Q
-metry
A
process of measuring
14
Q
-oma
A
mass
15
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
16
Q
-otomy
A
cutting into
17
Q
-penia
A
too few
18
Q
-phil
A
attracted to
19
Q
-plasm
A
formation
20
Q
-poiesis
A
formation
21
Q
-rrhage
A
abnormal flow
22
Q
-stasis
A
stopping
23
Q
-tic
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
25
-atic
pertaining to
26
-cyte
cell
27
-ectasis
dilated
28
-ectomy
surgical removal
29
-edema
swelling
30
-gen
that which produces
31
-genic
producing
32
-globulin
protein
33
-gram
a record
34
-graphy
process of recording
35
-iasis
abnormal condition
36
-ic
pertaining to
37
-ist
specialist
38
-itis
inflammation
39
-logist
one who studies
40
-logy
study of
41
-malacia
abnormal softening
42
-megaly
enlarged
43
-oid
resembling
44
-oma
tumor, mass
45
-osis
abnormal condition
46
-pathy
disease
47
-pexy
surgical fixation
48
-plasty
surgical repair
49
-rrhaphy
to suture
50
-stasis
stopping
51
-therapy
treatment
52
-toxic
poison
53
-al
pertaining to
54
-algia
pain
55
-ar
pertaining to
56
-ary
pertaining to
57
-atic
pertaining to
58
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
59
-dynia
pain
60
-ectasis
dilated
61
-ectomy
surgical removal
62
-genic
producing
63
-gram
a record
64
-graph
instrument for recording
65
-graphy
process of recording
66
-ia
condition
67
-ic
pertaining to
68
-itis
inflammation
69
-logist
one who studies
70
-logy
study of
71
-meter
instrument for measuring
72
-metry
process of measuring
73
-ole
small
74
-oma
tumor, mass
75
-osis
abnormal condition
76
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
77
-otomy
cutting into
78
-plasty
surgical repair
79
-pnea
breathing
80
-ptysis
spitting
81
-scope
instrument for viewing
82
-scopy
process of visually examining
83
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
84
-thorax
chest
85
-al
pertaining to
86
-algia
pain
87
-cele
protrusion
88
-dynia
pain
89
-eal
pertaining to
90
-ectomy
surgical removal
91
-emesis
vomiting
92
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
93
-gram
a record
94
-graphy
process of recording
95
-iasis
abnormal condition
96
-iatric
medical specialty
97
-ic
pertaining to
98
-itis
inflammation
99
-logist
one who studies
100
-logy
study of
101
-oma
tumor
102
-osis
abnormal condition
103
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
104
-otomy
cutting into
105
-pepsia
digestion
106
-phagia
eating, swallowing
107
-plasty
surgical repair
108
-ptosis
drooping
109
-rrhea
discharge
110
-scope
instrument for viewing
111
-scopy
process of visually examining
112
-tripsy
surgical crushing
113
-al
pertaining to
114
-algia
pain
115
-ar
pertaining to
116
-ary
pertaining to
117
-cele
protrusion
118
-cyte
cell
119
-eal
pertaining to
120
-ectomy
surgical removal
121
-emia
blood condition
122
-genesis
produces
123
-gram
a record
124
-graphy
process of recording
125
-ia
condition
126
-iasis
abnormal condition
127
-ic
pertaining to
128
-ism
state of
129
-itis
inflammation
130
-lith
stone
131
-logist
one who studies
132
-logy
study of
133
-lysis
to destroy
134
-megaly
enlarged
135
-meter
instrument for measuring
136
-oma
tumor, mass
137
-osis
abnormal condition
138
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
139
-otomy
cutting into
140
-ous
pertaining to
141
-pathy
disease
142
-pexy
surgical fixation
143
-plasia
formation of cells
144
-plasty
surgical repair
145
-ptosis
drooping
146
-rrhaphy
to suture
147
-rrhea
discharge
148
-sclerosis
hardening
149
-scope
instrument for viewing
150
-scopy
process of visually examining
151
-stenosis
narrowing
152
-tic
pertaining to
153
-tripsy
surgical crushing
154
-uria
urine condition
