suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ous,
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-centesis
A
process of removing fluid
4
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
5
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
6
Q
-emetic
A
pertaining to vomiting
7
Q
-gram
A
record
8
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
9
Q
-iatric
A
pertaining to medical treatment
10
Q
-istry
A
specialty of
11
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-lithiasis
A
condition of stones
13
Q
-logy
A
study of
14
Q
-oma
A
tumor
15
Q
-orexia
A
appetite
16
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
17
Q
-ostomy
A
surgically create an opening
18
Q
-otomy
A
cutting into
19
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
20
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
21
Q
-phagia
A
eat, swallow
22
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
23
Q
-plegia
A
aralysis
24
Q
-prandial
A
pertaining to a meal
25
-ptosis
drooping
26
-scope
instrument to view
27
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
28
-scopy
process of viewing
29
-tripsy
surgical crushing
