Suffixes Flashcards
-al
Pertaining to
-ac
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Excision, removal
-emia
Blood condition
-genic
Pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in
-globin
Protein
-gram
Record
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
-ion
Process
-ist
Specialist
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Process of study
-oma
Tumour, mass, swelling
-opsy
Process of viewing
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
-pathy
Disease condition
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-scopy
The process of examining with an endoscope
-sis
state of; condition
-tomy
Process of cutting, incision
-y
Process, condition
-eal
Pertaining to
-iac
Pertaining to
-ior
Pertaining to
-ism
Process, condition
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
-plasm
Formation
-somes
Bodies
-type
Picture, classification.
-cele
Hernia
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-coccus
Berry-shaped bacterium
-dynia
Pain
-genesis
Condition of, producing, forming
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
-malacia
Softening
-megaly
Enlargement
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
-penia
Deficiency
-phobia
Fear
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Falling, dropping, prolapse
-sclerosis
Hardening
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
-therapy
Treatment
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
-trophy
Development, nourishment
-er
One who
-ia
Condition
-ole
Small, little
-ule
Little, small
-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
-us
Structure, substance
-y
Condition, process
-act, -iac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-eal
Pertaining to
-genic
Pertaining to, producing, produced by, or in
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
-oid
Resembling
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
-ous
Pertaining to
-tic
Pertaining to
-blast
Embryonic, immature
-crine
To secrete
-cyesis
Pregnancy
-drome
To run
-fusion
Coming together, to pour
-gen
Substance that produces a
-lapse
To slide, fall, sag
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
-meter
To measure
-mission
To send
-or
One who
-ase
Enzyme
-chezia
Defecation, elimination of wastes
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-prandial
Meal
-ectasis
Stretching, dilation, dilation, widening
-ectasia
Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening
-emesis
Vomiting
-lysis
Destruction, breakdown, separation
-pepsia
Digestion
-phagia
Swallowing, eating
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Drooping, sagging, protruding
-ptysis
Spitting
-rrhage
Bursting forth
-rrhagia
Bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rhea
Flow, discharge
-spasm
Involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
-stenosis
Tightening, stricture, narrowing
-tresia
Opening