Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation; destruction; loosening
6
Q
-pexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision
12
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
13
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-scope
A
instrument for examining
17
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
18
Q
-algia
A
pain
19
Q
-dynia
A
pain
20
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
21
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
22
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
23
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
24
Q
-gen
A
forming, producing, origin
25
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
26
-itis
inflammation
27
-malacia
softening
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-oma
tumor
30
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (use primarily with blood cells)-
31
-pathy
disease
32
-penia
decrease, deficiency
33
-phobia
fear
34
-plegia
paralysis
35
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
36
-rrhea
discharge, flow
37
-rrhexis
rupture
38
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
39
-spasm
involuntary condition, twitching
40
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
41
-toxic
poison
42
-ac
pertaining to
43
-al
pertaining to
44
-ar
pertaining to
45
-ary
pertaining to
46
-eal
pertaining to
47
-ic
pertaining to
48
-ior
pertaining to
49
-ous
pertaining to
50
-tic
pertaining to
51
-ia
condition
52
-ism
condition
53
-iatry
medicine; treatment
54
-ist
medicine; treatment
55
-y
condition; process
56
-icle
small, minute
57
-ole
small, minute
58
-ule
small, minute
59
-crine
secrete
60
-version
turning
61
-opia
vision
62
-cyte
cell
63
-therapy
treatment
64
-gravida
pregnant woman
65
-ceps
head
66
-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
67
-tropia
turning
68
-ception
conceiving
69
-graft
transplantation
70
-tocia
child birth
71
-pnea
breathing
72
-cardia
heart
73
-logy
study of
74
-ization
process (of)
