Suffixes Flashcards
-ALGIA
ex. neuralgia
meaning pain
-DYNIA
ex. gastrodynia
meaning pain
-EMIA
ex. leukemia
meaning a blood condition
-IA
ex. polyuria
meaning a condition or disease
pathological condition
-ITIS
ex. laryngitis
meaning inflammation
-LEPSY
ex. epilepsy
meaning seizure or attack
-MALACIA
ex. chondromalacia
meaning softening
-MEGALY
ex. cardiomegaly
meaning enlargement
-OMA
ex. sarcoma
meaning tumor or mass
-OSIS
ex. dermatomycosis
meaning abnormal condition
-PATHY
ex. myopathy
meaning disease
-PENIA
ex. leukopenia
meaning deficiency
-PLEGIA
ex. quadriplegia
meaning paralysis
-PNEA
ex. apnea
meaning breathing
-SCLEROSIS
ex. arteriosclerosis
meaning hardening
-RRHAGE
ex. hemorrhage
meaning bursting forth
-RRHEA
ex. menorrhea
meaning flow or discharge
-RRHEXIS
ex. cardiorrhexis
meaning breaking open
-CENTESIS
ex. adominocentesis
meaning puncture and aspiration
-ECTOMY
ex. appendectomy
meaning surgical removal
-GENIC
ex. teratogenic
meaning producing or forming
-GRAPHY
ex. electrocardiography
meaning process of recording
-LYSIS
ex. dialysis
meaning separation
-OPSY
ex. biopsy
meaning view of or vision
-PLASTY
ex. rhinoplasty
meaning surgical repair
-SCOPY
ex. arthroscopy
meaning visual examination
-STOMY
ex. tracheostomy
meaning opening
-TOMY
ex. blepharotomy
meaning incision or cutting
-AC, -IAC
ex. iliac
meaning pertaining to
-AL, -EAL, -IAL
ex. neonatal
meaning pertaining to
-AR
ex. ventricular
meaning pertaining to
-ARY
ex. pulmonary
meaning pertaining to
-ELLA
ex. patella
meaning small
-IATRIC
ex. pediatric
meaning medical treatment
-IC, -ICAL
ex. nephric
meaning pertaining to
-INE
ex. equine
meaning pertaining/relating to
-OID
ex. sinusoid
meaning resembling
-OUS
ex. cartilaginous
meaning characteristic of
-PLAST
ex. chloroplast
meaning cell or living substance
-PLASTY
ex. otoplasty
meaning formation or plastic repair of
-ULAR
ex. scapular
meaning pertaining to
-VOROUS
ex. carnivorous
meaning eating
-ID
ex. plasmid
means body or particle
-ITE
ex. dendrite or nitrite
(biologically) means segment of a body part
(chemically) describes “salt or ester of an acid with a name ending in -OUS”
Suffixes that tell you something about the body isn’t the way it’s supposed to be.
May indicate an abundance, deficiency, presence, or absence.
Diagnostic Suffixes
Suffixes that help describe medical procedures.
Procedural Suffixes
Suffixes that mean “pertaining to” or “characteristic of”.
Adjectival Suffixes
