suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -ic, -ous
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-cele
A
hernia, protrusion
4
Q
-cyte, -cytic
A
cell
5
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
6
Q
-emia
A
in the blood
7
Q
-ia, -ism, -osis
A
condition
8
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
9
Q
-lysis
A
break down, destruction, dissolution
10
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged, enlargement
11
Q
-oma
A
tumor
12
Q
-ostomy
A
opening
13
Q
-pathy
A
disease
14
Q
-penia
A
decrease, deficiency
15
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
16
Q
-phasia
A
speech
17
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
18
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
19
Q
-poesis
A
formation, production
20
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagic
A
bleeding
21
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
22
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
23
Q
-stasis
A
control, stop
24
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing
25
Q
-uria
A
in the urine
