Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-capnia
A
CO2
2
Q
-osmia
A
smell
3
Q
-phonia
A
voice; sound
4
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
5
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
6
Q
-thorax
A
chest
7
Q
-al; -ar; -ary; -eal; -ic; -ory; -tic
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-algia
-dynia
A
pain
9
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to withdraw fluid
10
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
11
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
12
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
13
Q
-genic
A
produced by
14
Q
-gram
A
record
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-ia
A
condition
17
Q
-ism
A
state of
18
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
19
Q
-logy
A
study of
20
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
21
Q
-meter
A
instrument to measure
22
Q
-metry
A
process of measuring
23
Q
-oma
A
tumor
24
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
25
-ostomy
surgically create opening
26
-otomy
cutting into
27
-plasm
formation
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
-plegia
paralysis
30
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
31
-rrhea
discharge
32
-scope
instrument for visually examining
33
-scopy
process of visually examining
34
-stenosis
narrowing
