Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-poiesis
A
formation
2
Q
-ptosis
A
prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
3
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
4
Q
-rrhagia
A
to burst forth, bursting forth
5
Q
-rrhage
A
to burst forth, bursting forth
6
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
7
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
8
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
9
Q
-scope
A
instrument for examining
10
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination, to view, examine
11
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
12
Q
-tomy
A
incision
13
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
14
Q
-trophy
A
nourishment, development
15
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-ion
A
process
17
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
18
Q
-ive
A
nature of, quality of
19
Q
-sepsis
A
decay
20
Q
-y
A
condition
21
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-opsy
A
to view
23
Q
-hexia
A
condition
24
Q
-grade
A
a step
25
-meter
measure
26
-fuge
to flee
27
-therapy
treatment
28
-gnosis
knowledge
29
-phoresis
to carry
30
-ant
forming
31
-logy
study of
32
-osis
condition
33
-pathy
disease
34
-centesis
surgical puncture
35
-drome
that which runs together
36
-genic
formation, produce
37
-graphy
recording
38
-algesia
condition of pain (analgesia - in which there is a lack of the sense of pain)
39
-ant
forming (malignant - refers to the spreading process of cancer)
40
-ase
enzyme (amylase - enzyme that breaks down starch)
41
-ate
use, action (exudate - an oozing of pus or serum)
42
-blast
immature cell, germ cell (osteoblast - bone forming cell)
43
-cide
to kill (spermicide)
44
-crit
to separate (hematocrit)
45
-cuspid
point (bicuspid)
46
-cyst
bladder, sac (blastocyst)
47
-cyte
cell (neurocyte)
48
-dipsia
thirst (polydipsia - excessive thirst)
49
-drome
that which runs together (syndrome)
50
-er
relating to , one who (radiographer)
51
-gen
formation, produce (mutagen)
52
-genesis
formation, produce (spermatogenesis)
53
-ide
having a particular quality
54
-ive
nature of, quality of (connective- nature of connecting together)
55
-lymph
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
56
-or
one who, a doer (turgor)
57
-phil
attraction (basophil - white blood cell that has an attraction for a base dye)
58
-stasis
control, stop, stand still (metastasis - spreading process of cancer from primary site to a secondary site)
59
-um
tissue, structure (epithelium)
60
-ectasis
dilation, distention, stretching, expansion
61
-penia
lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
62
-plegia
stroke, paralysis, palsy
63
-staxis
dripping, trickling
64
-algia
pain, ache
65
-asthenia
weakness (neurasthenia - abnormal condition characterized by nervous weakness, exhaustion)
66
-betes
to go (diabetes
67
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling (cystocele - hernia of the bladder that protrudes in vagina)
68
-cusis
hearing
69
-dynia
pain, ache
70
-edema
swelling
71
-emesis
vomiting
72
-itis
inflammation (bursitis)
73
-kinesis
motion
74
-lepsy
seizure (narcolepsy)
75
-lexia
diction word or phrase (dyslexia)
76
-malacia
softening
77
-mania
madness
78
-megaly
enlargement, large
79
-mnesia
memory
80
-noia
mind
81
-oid
resemble (steroid)
82
-oma
tumor
83
-opia
sight, vision
84
-oxia
oxygen
85
-pepsia
to digest (dyspepsia - indigestion)
86
-phagia
to eat, to swallow
87
-phasia
to speak,speech (dysphasia-speech impairment)
88
-plasia
formation, produce (hyperplasia - excessive formation and growth of normal cells
89
-pnea
breathing (sleep apnea)
90
-ptysis
spitting (hemoptysis - spitting up blood)
91
-clasis
a break (osteoclasis - intentional surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity)
92
-desis
binding (arthrodesis - surgical binding of a joint)
93
-ectomy
surgical excision, removal (vasectomy)
94
-ize
to make, to treat, or combine with
95
-pexy
surgical fixation (gastropexy)
96
-pheresis
remove (plasmapheresis - removal of blood)
97
-plasty
surgical repair (rhinoplasty)
98
-stomy
new opening (ileostomy - opening through the abdomiinal wall into the ileum)
99
-tome
instrument to cut (dermatome)
100
-tomy
incision
101
-tripsy
crushing
