Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algesia
A
condition of pain
2
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
3
Q
-ate
A
use, action
4
Q
-blast
A
immature cell, germ cell
5
Q
-cide
A
to kill
6
Q
-crit
A
to separate
7
Q
-cuspid
A
point
8
Q
-cyst
A
bladder, sac
9
Q
-cyte
A
cell
10
Q
-drome
A
that which runs together
11
Q
-gen
A
formation, produce
12
Q
-genesis
A
formation, produce
13
Q
-ive
A
nature of, quality of
14
Q
-liter
A
liter
15
Q
-logy
A
study of
16
Q
-lymph
A
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
17
Q
-or
A
on who, a “doer”
18
Q
-phil
A
attraction
19
Q
-stasis
A
control, stop, stand still
20
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
21
Q
-thermy
A
heart
22
Q
-um
A
structure
23
Q
-uria
A
urination, condition of urine
24
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
25
-betes
to go
26
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
27
-cusis
hearing
28
-derma
skin
29
-dynia
pain, ache
30
-ectasis
dilation, distention
31
-edema
swelling
32
-emesis
vomiting
33
-ion
process
34
-itis
inflammation
35
-kinesis
motion
36
-lepsy
seizure
37
-lexia
diction, word, phrase
38
-malacia
softening
39
-mania
madness
40
-megaly
enlargement, large
41
-mnesia
memory
42
-noia
mind
43
-oid
resemble
44
-oma
tumor
45
-opia
sight, vision
46
-oxia
oxygen
47
-pathy
disease, emotion
48
-penia
deficiency
49
-pepsia
to digest
50
-phagia
to eat, to swallow
51
-phasia
to speak, speech
52
-phobia
fear
53
-plasia
formation, produce
54
-plasm
a thing formed, plasma
55
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
56
-pnea
breathing
57
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse, sagging
58
-ptysis
spitting, coughing up
59
-rrhage
bursting forth
60
-rrhea
flow, discharge
61
-rrhexis
rupture
62
-spasm
tension, spasm, contraction
63
-trophy
nourishment, development
64
-tome
instrument to cut
65
-tomy
incision
66
-tripsy
crushing
