Suffixes Flashcards
-ate
something that…..
-e
e is a noun ending
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-esis
condition of
-ia
condition
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession
-ion
action, process
-ism
condition
-ist
practitioner
-ole
small or little
-osis
condition
-tion
process of
-ula
small, little
-ule
“small one”
-um
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
-y
condition; process (noun ending)
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to; relating to
-eal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ile
pertaining to; capable
-oid
resembling
-ory
pertaining to; characterized by
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ician
specialist in a field of study
-iatrics
relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession
-iatrist
one who treats; a physician
-ian
specialist in a field of study
-ist
practitioner
-logist
one who specializes in the study
-logy
the study of
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
crushing or breaking up
-desis
binding or surgical fusion
-ectomy
surgical removal
-gram
record or picture
-graph
an instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-ize
to make; to treat or combine with
-lysis
destruction or detachment
-meter
an instrument used to measure
-metry
the process of measuring
-opsy
process of viewing
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suturing
-scope
an instrument used to view
-scopy
process of viewing with a scope
-stomy
the surgical creation of a new opening
-tomy
incision into
-tripsy
intentional crushing
-a
the first noun ending
-ad
toward, increase
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
-blast
embryonic stage of development
-cele
swelling or herniation
-cide
to kill; to destroy
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-ectasia
stretching or dialation
-ectasis
stretching or dialation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-gen
that which generates
-genesis
generating; formation
-genic
pertaining to formation; producing
-gravida
pregnancy
-ian
specialist in a field of study
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
-iatrician
one who treats; a physician
-ion
action; process
-itis
inflammation
-ize
to make; to treat or combine with
-lepsy
seizure, attack
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
-lytic
destruction
-mania
a mental disorder; a “madness”
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
an instrument used to measure
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor
-opia
visual condition
-opsia
visual condition
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease in; deficiency
-philia
attraction to
-phobia
abnormal fear
-plasia
formation or development
-pnea
breathing
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-uria
a characteristic of urine
