Suffixes Flashcards
ac
pertaining to
al
pertaining to
ar
pertaining to
ry
pertaining to
eal
pertaining to
ic
pertaining to
ose
pertaining to
tic
pertaining to
blast
immature
cyte
cell
gram
record
graph
instrument for recording
graphy
process of recording
meter
instrument of measuring
metry
process of measuring
iatric
treatment
iatry
study of
logy
study of
logist
one who studies; specializes
icle
small
ole
small
ula
small
ule
small
ium/eum
tissue or structure
ize
make, use, subject to
ate
make, use, subject to
or
one who
poiesis
formation, production of
scope
instrument of exmaining
scopy
examination
stasis
stop or stand
algia
pain
dynia
pain
cele
pouch, sac, or hernia
emesis
vomit
emia
condition of blood
form
resembling
oid
resembling
genic
beginning, origin, or production
genesis
beginning, origin, or production
ia
condition of
ism
condition of
iasis
formation of; presence of
itis
inflammation
lysis
breaking down
malacia
softening
megaly
enlargement
oma
tumor
osis
condition
penia
losing, reduction of
phage/ia
devour; eat
phile/ia
attraction for
phobia
fear of
plasia
formation
pnea
breathing
rrhage/ia
burst forth
rrhea
discharge; flow
rrhexis
rupture; breaking
spasm
involuntary contraction
trophy
development
y
condition or process of
centesis
puncture to remove fluid
desis
binding
ectomy
surgical removal
pexy
surgical suspension or fixation
plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
rrhaphy
suture (stitches)
stomy
surgical creation of an opening
tomy
incision
tripsy
crushing