Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-cele
A
hernia
6
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-dipsia
A
thirst
9
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-genic
A
producing, forming
13
Q
-gram
A
record, picture
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-iasis
A
pathological condition
17
Q
-iatry
A
treatment
18
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
19
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
20
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
21
Q
-logist
A
specialist
22
Q
-logy
A
study of
23
Q
-lysis
A
destruction, breaking down
24
Q
-lytic
A
reduce, destroy
25
-malacia
softening
26
-megaly
enlargement, enlarged
27
-meter
instrument to measure
28
-metry
process of measuring
29
-oid
resembling, like
30
-oma
tumor
31
-osis
vision
32
-partum
birth, labor
33
-pathy
disease
34
-penia
deficiency, decreased number
35
-pepsia
digestion
36
-pexy
surgical fixation
37
-philia
attraction to
38
-phobia
fear
39
-phonia
sound, voice
40
-plasty
surgical repair
41
-ptosis
drooping, sagging
42
-rrhage
excessive flow or discharge
43
-rrhea
flow, discharge
44
-sclerosis
hardening
45
-scope
instrument to view
46
-scopy
process of viewing
47
-stasis
control, stopping, stop
48
-stenosis
narrowing
49
-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
50
-therapy
treatment
51
-tomy
incision
52
-tripsy
crushing, rubbing
53
-trophy
nourishment, development
54
-tropia
turning
55
-uria
urin, urination
