Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
- algia
A
Pain
2
Q
-cele
A
Hernia
3
Q
- centesis
A
Puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus (singular)
- cocci (plural)
A
Berry shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
7
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, removal, resection
8
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
9
Q
- genesis
A
Condition of producing, forming
10
Q
-gram
A
Record
11
Q
-graph
A
Instrument for recording
12
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
13
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
14
Q
-logy
A
Study of
15
Q
-Lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction, separation
16
Q
- malacia
A
Softening
17
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement.
18
Q
-oma
A
Tumor,mass,collection of fluid
19
Q
-opsy
A
To view
20
Q
-osis
A
Condition, usually abnormal
21
Q
-pathy
A
Disease condition
22
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency
23
Q
-phobia
A
Fear
24
Q
- plasia
A
Development, formation, growth
25
- plasty
Surgical repair
26
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
27
-rrhea
Flo, discharge
28
-sclerosis
Hardening
29
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
30
- scopy
Process a visual examination
31
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
32
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
33
-therapy
Treatment
34
-tomy
Incision, Cutting into
35
-trophy
Development, Nourishment
36
-er
One who
37
-ia
Condition
38
-ist
Specialist
39
-oid
Resembling, Derived from
40
-ole
Little, small
41
-ule
Little,small
42
-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
43
- us
Structure, substance
44
-y
Condition, process
45
-ac, -iac
Pertaining to
46
-al
Pertaining to
47
-ar
Pertaining to
48
-ary
Pertaining to
49
-eal
Pertaining to
50
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by or in
51
-ic, - ical
Pertaining to
52
-ose
Pertaining to
53
-ous
Pertaining to, full of
54
-tic
Pertaining to
