Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acr/o
A
extremities, top, extreme point
3
Q
acu/o
A
sharp, sever, sudden
4
Q
adip/o
A
fat
5
Q
amni/o
A
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
6
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
7
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
8
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
9
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
10
Q
bi/o
A
life
11
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
12
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from tranchea to enter lungs)
13
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
14
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
15
Q
chem/o
A
drug, chemical
16
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
17
Q
chron/o
A
time
18
Q
col/o
A
colon (large intestine)
19
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
20
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
21
Q
erythr/o
A
red
22
Q
hem/o
A
blood
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
hydr/o
A
water, fluid
25
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
26
Q
ischo/o
A
to hold back
27
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
28
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
29
Q
leuk/o
A
white
30
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph (a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)
