Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
pain (cephalalgia) (gastralgia)
-itis
inflammation (Gastritis)
-ic
pertaining to (gastric)
-stomy
creating a new opening into (gastrostomy)
noun suffixes
a, ate, e, emia, er, esis, is, iatry, ion, ism, ist, ole, osis, ula, tion, ule, um, us, y
-ate
something that… (hemolysate)
-a
noun ending (can also be used as a prefix) (cyanderma)
-e
noun ending (dermatome)
-emia
blood condition (hyperglycemia)
-er
one who (radiographer)
-esis
condition of (enuresis)
-ia
condition (a noun ending, also) (paraplegia)
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession (Podiatry)
-ion
action, process (conduction)
-ism
condition (hirsutism)
-ist
practitioner (pharmacist)
-ole
small or little (arteriole)
-osis
condition (cyanosis)
-tion
process of (relaxation)
-ula
small, little (macula)
-ule
“small one” (venule)
-um
a suffix that identifies singular nouns (dorsum) (duodenum)
-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns (coccus)
-y
condition; process (myopathy)
Adjective Suffixes
ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ical, ile, oid, ory, ous, tic
suffixes meaning pertaining to…
-ac, -al, -ary, -ic, -ical, -eal, -ectic, -ile, -ous, -tic, -ory
-ac
pertaining to (cardiac) (hypochondriac cavity) (hypogastric cavity)
-al
pertaining to (abdominal cavity) (cervical vertebrae) (cranial cavity) (dorsal) (distal) (inguinal region)
-ar
pertaining to (ventricular)
-ary
pertaining to; relating to (pulmonary)
-eal
pertaining to (thoracic)
-ic
pertaining to (abdominopelvic cavity) (epigastric cavity)
-ical
pertaining to (combination of ic + al) (neurological)
-ile
pertaining to; capable (febrile)
-oid
resembling (mucoid)
-ory
pertaining to; characterized by (auditory)
-ous
pertaining to (venous)
-tic
pertaining to (cyanotic)
-ician
specialist in a field of study (obstetrician)
-iatrics
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment (pediatrics)
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession (psychiatry)
-iatrist
one who treats; a physician (psychiatrist)
-ian
specialist in a field of study (geriatrician)
-ist
practitioner (pharmacist)
-logist
one who spéciales in the study of (histologist)
-logy
the study of (cytology)
-centesis
surgical procedure (amniocentesis)
-clasis
crushing or breaking up (osteoclasis)
-desis
binding or surgical fusion (arthrodesis)
-ectomy
surgical removal (appendectomy)
-gram
record or picture (electrocardiograph)
-graphy
process of recording (electrocardiograph)
-ize
to make; to treat or combine with (anesthetize)
-lysis
destruction or detachment (dialysis)
-meter
an instrument used to measure (pelvimeter)
-metry
the process of measuring (pelvimetry)
-opsy
process of viewing (biopsy)
-pexy
surgical fixation (colpopexy)
-plasty
surgical repair (rhinoplasty)
-rrhaphy
surturing (nephrorrhaphy)
-scope
an instrument used to view (ophthalmoscope)
-stomy
the surgical creation of a new opening (colostomy)
-tomy
incision into (phlebotomy)
-tripsy
intentional crushing (lithotripsy)
ad
toward, increase (caudad)
-algesia
sensitivity to pain (anaalgesia)
-blast
embryonic stage of development (leukoblast)
-cele
swelling or herniation (cystocele)
-cide
to kill or destroy (spermicide)
-cyte
cell (leukocyte)
-dynia
pain (cephalodynia)
-ectasia
stretching or dilatation (gastrectasia)
-ectasis
stretching or dilatation (gastrectasis)
-gen
that which generates (glycogen)
-genesis
generating; formation (lithogenesis)
-genic
pertaining to formation, producing (lithogenic)
-graph
an instrument used to record (electrocardiograph)
-gravida
pregnancy (multigravida)
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition (cholelithiasis)
-iatrician
one who treats; a physician (pediatrician)
-ize
to make; to treat or combine with (anasthetize)
-lepsy
seizure, attack (narcolepsy)
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones (cholelithiasis)
-lytic
destruction or detachment (keratolytic)
-mania
a mental disorder; a “madness” (megalomania)
-megaly
enlargement (cardiomegaly)
-oma
tumor (lipoma)
-opia
visual condition (myopia)
-opsia
visual condition (hemanopsia)
-pathy
disease (adenopathy)
-penia
decrease in, deficiency (leukocytopenia)
-philia
attraction to (necrophilia)
-phobia
abnormal fear (necrophobia)
-plasia
formation of development (anaplasia) (dysplasia) (neoplasia) (aplasia) (hyperplasia) (hypoplasia)
-plegia
paralysis (tetraplegia)
-pnea
breathing (dyspnea)
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse (colpoptosis)
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge (gastrorrhagia)
-rrhea
discharge; flow (rhinorrhea); drainage
-rrhexis
rupture (arteriorrrhexis)
-scopy
the process of viewing with a scope
-stasis
stopping or controlling (homeostasis)
-uria
a characteristic of the urine (hematuria)
-an
characteristic of
-arche
beginning
-ase
enzyme
-assay
to evaluate
-capnia
condition of carbon dioxide content in the blood
-clast, -clastic
to break
-crine
secrete
-cyesis
pregnancy
-cythemia
condition involving cells of the blood
-dipsia
thirst
-drome
that which runs together
-ectic
pertaining to
-emesis
to vomit
-es
noun ending
-esthesia
sensation or feeling
-gene
producing or forming
-globin
containing protein
-i
pleural ending
-iac
pertaining to
-iatic
pertaining to a condition
-iatric(s)
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical
-is
noun ending
-kinesis
movement
-lexia
reading
-lith
stone, calculus
-malacia
softening
-natal
pertaining to birth
-optosis
drooping or prolapse
-os
suffix indicating a singular noun
-ose
carbohydrate
-otomy
incision to
-para
bearing offspring
-paresis
partial paralysis
-pepsia
state of digestion
-phage, -phagia
to eat
-phasia
speech
-phoresis
transmission
-phoria
emotional state
-physis
growth, growing
-plakia
plate, flat plane
-plasm
to mold
-plegia
paralysis
-poiesis
formation, production
-porosis
passage or pore
-praxia
activity; practice
-ptysis
splitting
-rrhage
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-sis
condition
-some
a “body” of a specified sort
-spasm
twitching; involuntary contraction
-sthenia
strength
-therapy
treatment
-thorax
chest
-thymia
condition of the mind or will
-tocia
labor
-tresia
perforation
-trophy
nourishment; development
-tropia
to turn
-tropin
stimulating effect of a hormone
