Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-cyte
A
cell
4
Q
-ectomy
A
removal; excision; resection
5
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
6
Q
-genic
A
produced by or in
7
Q
-globin
A
protein
8
Q
-gram
A
record
9
Q
-ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-ion
A
process
11
Q
-ist
A
specialist
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-logy
A
process of study
14
Q
-oma
A
tumor; mass; fluid collection
15
Q
-opsy
A
view of
16
Q
-osis
A
condition; usually abnormal
17
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
18
Q
-scope
A
instrument for visual examination
19
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
20
Q
-sis
A
state of; condition
21
Q
-tomy
A
process of cutting
22
Q
-y
A
condition; process
23
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-iac
A
pertaining to
25
-ior
pertaining to
26
-ism
process, condition
27
-ose
pertaining to, full of
28
-plasm
formation
29
-somes
bodies
30
-type
picture, classification
31
-cele
hernia
32
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
33
-coccus (-cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium
34
-dynia
pain
35
-er
one who
36
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
37
-graph
instrument for recording
38
-graphy
process of recording
39
-ia
condition
40
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening
41
-malacia
softening
42
-megaly
enlargement
43
-ole
little, small
44
-penia
deficiency
45
-phobia
fear
46
-plasia
development, formation, growth
47
-plasty
surgical repair
48
-ptosis
drooping, falling, sagging
49
-rrhea
flow, discharge
50
-sclerosis
hardening
51
-stasis
controlling, stopping
52
-stomy
new opening
53
-therapy
treatment
54
-trophy
development, nourishment
55
-ule
little, small
56
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
57
-us
structure, substance
58
-ar, -ary
pertaining to
59
-genic
pertaining to producing (produced by or in)
60
-oid
resembling; originating from
61
-ous
pertaining to
62
-tic
pertaining to
63
-drome
run
64
-fusion
coming together; to pour
65
-gen
substance that produces
66
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
67
-meter
measure
68
-mission
send
69
-or
one who
70
-oxia
oxygen
71
-partum
birth, labor
72
-phoria
bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
73
-physis
grow
74
-plasm
structure or formation
75
-pnea
breathing
76
-ptom
happening, occurence
77
-apheresis
removal
78
-blast
embryonic; immature cell
79
-capnia
carbon dioxide
80
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
81
-edema
swelling
82
-esthesia
feeling (nervous sensation)
83
-phonia
voice; sound
84
-poiesis
formation
85
-ptysis
spitting
86
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
87
-gravida
pregnant woman
88
-iasis
abnormal condition
89
-pexy
fixation; to put in place
90
-rrhagia
bursting forth
91
-rrhaphy
suture
92
-salyinx
fallopian tube; oviduct
93
-spermia
condition of sperm cells
94
-blastoma
immature tumor
95
-suppresion
to stop
96
-therapy
treatment
97
-lucent
to shine
98
-opaque
obscure
