Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-ad
A
toward
3
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-apheresis
A
removal
5
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
8
Q
-atresia
A
occlusion, closure
9
Q
-capina
A
carbon dioxide
10
Q
-cele
A
hernia
11
Q
-centesis
A
aspirate fluid off lung (puncture, puncture a cavity to remove fluid)
12
Q
-clasia
A
break
13
Q
-clasis
A
break
14
Q
-coccus
A
beer-like bacteria
15
Q
-crit
A
separate
16
Q
-cyte
A
cell
17
Q
-desis
A
fusion
18
Q
-drome
A
run
19
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
20
Q
-ectasis
A
expansion
21
Q
-ectomy
A
removal (excision)
22
Q
-emia
A
blood dysfunction (blood)
23
Q
-esis
A
condition
24
Q
-gen
A
agent that causes
25
-genesis
cause (development, formation, beginning)
26
-genic
pertaining to
27
-gram
record
28
-graph
recording device
29
-graphy
process of recording
30
-ia
disease condition (pertaining to, noun ending)
31
-ial
pertaining to
32
-iasis
condition
33
-iatrist
physician
34
-iatry
specialty
35
-ic
pertaining to
36
-ician
one that
37
-ictal
attack
38
-ior
pertaining to
39
-ism
condition of
40
-itis
inflammation of
41
-lysis
separating (destruction, breakdown)
42
-malacia
softening
43
-megaly
increasing in size
44
-meter
measure (measuring instrument)
45
-odynia
pain
46
-oid
resembling
47
-ologist
person that practices (one who studies)
48
-ology
study (study of)
49
-oma
tumor
50
-opia
vision
51
-opsy
view of
52
-orrhagia
blood flowing profusely (hemorrhage)
53
-orrhapy
repairing (suture)
54
-orrhea
flow
55
-orrhexis
break (rupture)
56
-osis
condition (condition of)
57
-ostomy
to make an opening (new permanent opening)
58
-otomy
cut into (incision, cutting into)
59
-ous
pertaining to
60
-oxia
oxygen
61
-presis
partial paralysis
62
-pathy
disease
63
-penia
decrease in number
64
-pepsia
digestion
65
-pexy
suspension
66
-phagia
swallowing, eating
67
-phobia
excessive fear of
68
-phonia
sound, voice
69
-physis
growth
70
-plasia
development
71
-plasm
a growth
72
-plasty
repair by surgery
73
-plegia
paralysis
74
-pnea
breathing
75
-poiesis
formation
76
-ptosis
sagging
77
-salpinx
fallopian tube
78
-sacoma
malignant tumor
79
-schisis
crack
80
-sclerosis
hardening
81
-scope
visual device used for inspection
82
-scopic
visual inspection
83
-sis
condition of
84
-spasm
abnormal muscle firing
85
-stasis
standing (slow, stop)
86
-stenosis
narrowing
87
-thorax
chest
88
-tocia
labor, birth
89
-tome
cutting device (instrument)
90
-tripsy
surgical crushing
91
-trophy
develop
92
-uria
urine
