Suffixes Flashcards
-al; -ar
pertaining to an area
femroal, clavicular
-algia
painful condition
neuralgia
-ase
denoting an enzyme
lactase
-cyte
cell
lymphcyte
-desis
a binding
tenodesis
-ectomy
surgical removal of a body part
tonsillectomy
-emia
blood condition
anemia
-genic
producing or causing
autogenic
-gram
a record
sonogram
-graph
write, draw, record
electrocardiograph
-ia
a noun ending of a condition
leukemia
-ic
a noun/adjective ending
pelvic, hypo-dermic
-ism
condition
autism
-ist
one who does
artist, antagonist
-itis
inflammation
arthritis
-meter
a devise for measuring
cytophotometer
-oid
resembling
styloid, lipoid
-ology
study of, science of
biology
-oma
tumor
carcinoma
-osis
abnormal condition
lymphocytosis
-ostomy
forming an opening
colostomy
-otomy
incision, cutting into
lobotomy
-pathic
diseased
psychopathic
-plegia
paralysis
quadriplegia
-phobia
morbid fear of
claustrophobia
-rrhea
profuse flow
dysmenorrhea
-scope
examination instrument
cystoscope
-scopy
a procedure using a scope
cystoscopy
-tomy
surgical procedure
colostomy
