Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
-iac
pertaining to
-al
-eal
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
excision, removal
-emia
blood condition
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
-globin
protein
-gram
record
-ic
-ical
pertaining to
-ion
process
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-logy
process of study
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
-opsy
process of viewing
-osis
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
-pathy
disease condition
-scope
instrument to visually examine
-scopy
process of visually examining
-sis
state of; condition
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-y
process, condition
-plasm
structure, formation
-somes
bodies
-type
classification, picture
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process, condition
-ose
pertaining to, full of
-cele
hernia
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
-coccus (singular)
-cocci (plural)
berry-shaped bacterium/bacteria
-dynia
pain
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-penia
deficiency
-phobia
fear
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-sclerosis
hardening
-stasis
controlling, stopping
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
-therapy
treatment
-trophy
development, nourishment
-er
-or
one who
-ia
condition