Suffixes 3 Flashcards
1
Q
-cele
A
hernia
2
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
5
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
6
Q
-malacia
A
softening
7
Q
-megaly
A
enlargment
8
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
9
Q
-plasia
A
development
10
Q
-ptosis
A
dropping, falling, prolapse
11
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
12
Q
-stasis
A
controlling, stopping
13
Q
-stomy
A
opening to form a mouth
14
Q
-trophy
A
nurishment
15
Q
-er
A
one who
16
Q
-ia
A
condition
17
Q
-ole
A
little, small
18
Q
-ule
A
little, small
19
Q
- um
- ium
A
structure, tissue
20
Q
-us
A
structure, substance
21
Q
-oid
A
resembling, derived from
