Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al, -ic, -ous
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
3
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
4
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-derma
A
skin
7
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
9
Q
-edema
A
swelling
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood
12
Q
-genesis
A
producing, forming
13
Q
-gram
A
record
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-iasis, -osis
A
abnormal condition
17
Q
-ist
A
specialist
18
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
19
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
20
Q
-logy
A
study of
21
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction
22
Q
-malacia
A
softening
23
Q
megaly
A
enlargement
24
Q
-oma
A
tumor
25
-opia, -opsia
vision
26
-osis
abnormal condition
27
-phagia
swallow, eat
28
-phasia
speech
29
-phobia
fear
30
-plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
31
-plasty
surgical repair
32
-plegia
paralysis
33
-pnea
breathing
34
-rhage, rrhagia
bursting forth of
35
-rrhapy
suture
36
-rrhea
flow, discharge
37
-scope
instrument to view
38
-scopy
visual examination
39
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
40
-stasis
standing still
41
-stomy
forming a new opening
41
stenosis
narrowing, structure
42
-therapy
treatment
43
-tome
instrument to cut
44
-tomy
incision, to cut into
45
-tripsy
crushing
46
-uria
urine
47
-penia
decrease
48
-pepsia
digestion
49
-pathy
disease
