Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
3
Q
-ar
A
Pertaining to
4
Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to
5
Q
-eal
A
Pertaining to
6
Q
-ent
A
Pertaining to
7
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
8
Q
-ior
A
Pertaining to
9
Q
-ine
A
Pertaining to
10
Q
-ous
A
Pertaining to
11
Q
-tic
A
Pertaining to
12
Q
-crine
( body structure and function)
A
Secretion
13
Q
-dipsia
(body structure and function)
A
Thirst
14
Q
-gen
( body structure and function)
A
To produce
15
Q
-is
( body structure and function)
A
Structure
16
Q
-lapse
(Calapse)
(Body structure and function)
A
To fall, slide
17
Q
-partum
(Postpartum : after ____)
A
Birth
18
Q
-phagia
(Body structure and function)
A
To eat, swallow
19
Q
-phasia
(Body structure and function)
A
To speak
20
Q
-plasm
(Cytoplasm)
(Body structure and function)
A
Formation
21
Q
-stasis
(Homeostasis)
(Body structure and function)
A
To stand, place, stop, control
22
Q
-tension
(Hypertension: high blood ____)
A
Pressure
23
Q
-trophy
(Body structure and function)
A
Nourishment, development
24
Q
-um
(Sternum)
(Body structure and function)
A
Structure, membrane
25
-algia
(Conditions and diseases)
Pain
26
-ation
(Conditions and diseases)
Process, condition
27
-cele
(Conditions and disease)
Herniation
28
-emia
(Hypoglycemia: low ______)
(Condition and diseases)
Blood condition
29
-ia
(Pneumonia / bradycardia)
(Conditions and diseases)
Diseased or abnormal condition
30
-ism
(Conditions and diseases)
Condition, process
31
-itis
(Appendicitis, cystitis, valvitis, phlebitis)
(Conditons and diseases)
Inflammation
32
-lysis
(Condition and diseases)
Loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction
33
-malacia
(Conditions and diseases)
Softening
(Chrondomalacia= cartilage softening)
34
-megaly
(Think of prefix megal-)
(condition and diseases)
Enlargement
(Cardiomegaly= heart enlargement)
35
-oma
(Myeloma)
(Conditions and diseases)
Tumor, mass
(Myeloma= bone marrow mass)
36
-osis
(Condition and diseases)
Abnormal condition
37
-pathy
Disease condition
38
-plegia
(Iridoplegia)
(Conditions and diseases)
Paralysis
(Iridoplegia= iris paralysis)
39
-pnea
(Dyspnea= painful _____)
(Conditions and diseases)
Breathing
40
-rrhagia
(Rhinorrhagia)
(Conditions and diseases)
Rapid flow of blood
(Rhinorrhagia= rapid flow of the blood to the nose)
41
-rrhea
(Dysmenorrhea= painful menstruational _____)
(Condition and diseases)
Flow discharge
42
-sclerosis
(Conditions and diseases)
Abnormal condition of hardening
43
-stenosis
(Tracheostenosis)
Abnormal condition of narrowing
(Tracheostenosis= abnormal trachea narrowing)
44
-thesis
(Conditions and diseases)
To put, place (state of putting or placing)
45
-uria
(Glycosuria)
(Coditons and diseases)
Urine condition
(Glycosuria= sugar urine condition)
46
-y
(Conditions and diseases)
Process of, condtion
47
-graph
(Electrocardiograph)
(Instruments/recording)
Instrument to record
48
-gram
(Electrocardiograph)
(Instrument/recording)
Record or recording
49
-meter
(Instrument/recording)
Instrument to measure
50
-scope
(Telescope, microscope)
(Instrument/recording)
Instrument to view
51
-icle
Small or tiny structure
52
-ole
Small or tiny structure
53
-ule
(Minuscule)
Small or tiny structure
54
-cision
(incision)
(Procedures)
Process of cutting
55
-centesis
(Abdomenocentesis)
(Process)
Surgical puncture and aspiration of fluid
(Abdomenocentesis= abdomen surgical puncture)
56
-ectomy
(Gingivectomy)
(Procedures)
Surgical removal, excision, resection
(Gingivectomy= gum removal)
57
-graphy
(Cardiography, telegraphy, angiography)
(Process)
Process of recoding
(Angiography= process of recording a blood vessel)
58
-metry
(Geometry)
(Process)
Process of measuring
(Geometry= to measure the world)
59
-opsy
(Biopsy, colonoscopy)
(Process)
Process of viewing
60
-pexy
(Process)
Surgical fixation
61
-plasty
(Rhinoplasty)
(Process)
Surgical repair
(Rhinoplasty= surgical repair of the nose)
62
-rrhaphy
(Enterorrhaphy)
(Process)
Suture repair
(Enterrorhaphy= small intestine suture repair)
63
-scopic
(Microscopic)
(Procedure)
Pertaining to visual examination
64
-scopy
(Coloscopy)
(Process)
Process of visual examination
(Coloscopy- visual examination of the colon)
65
-section
(Process)
To cut
66
-stomy
(Colostomy)
(Process)
Surgical creation of artificial opening
(Coloscopy- surgical creation of the colon)
67
-tripsy
(Process)
Cushing
68
-ist
(Psychiatrist, Biologist)
(Specialty)
One who specializes in
69
-logist
(Psychlogist, Dermatologist)
(Specialty)
One who specializes in the study of
(Dermatologist= one who specializes in the study of the skin)
70
-logy
(Biology, Pharmacology, Pathology)
(Specialty))
Study of
71
-ad
(Process)
Toward
