Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-ia
condition
-ism
condition
-ium
tissue, structure
-y
condition, procedure
-scope
instrument to look
-scopy
process of looking
-ole
small
-ule
small
-ula
small
-tomy
incision
-iatrics
medical science
-iatry
medical science
-iatrist
specialist in medicine of
-ist
specialist
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
study of
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-desis
binding, fixation
-ectomy
removal
-cele
hernia
-emia
blood condition
-iasis
presence of
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
loosen, break down
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
reconstruction
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhage
excessive flow
-rrhagia
excessive flow
-rrhea
flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-centesis
puncture
-gram
written record
-graph
instrument to record
-graphy
process of recording
-meter
instrument to measure
-metry
process of measuring
-rrhaphy
suture
-stomy
creation of an opening