Suffixes Flashcards
Common suffixes (question) and their meanings (answer).
1
Q
algia
A
pain
2
Q
cele
A
hernia
3
Q
coccus
A
berry-shaped bacteria
4
Q
cocci
A
plural bacteria
5
Q
dynia
A
pain
6
Q
ectomy
A
excision, removal
7
Q
emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
9
Q
gram
A
record
10
Q
graph
A
instrument of recording
11
Q
graphy
A
process of recording
12
Q
itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
logy
A
study of
14
Q
lysis
A
breakdown, destruction
15
Q
malacia
A
softening
16
Q
megaly
A
enlargement
17
Q
oma
A
tumor, mass collection of fluid
18
Q
opsy
A
to view
19
Q
osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
20
Q
pathy
A
disease, condition