Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-able
able to be
-ad
toward; in the direction of
-ade
action; process
-al
pertaining to
-alis
pertaining to
-amnios
amniotic fluid
-an
pertaining to
-ance
state of
-ancy
state of
-ant
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
a beginning
-arian
pertaining to a person
-aris
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-ate
composed of; pertaining to
-ated
pertaining to a condition; composed of
-atic
pertaining to
-ation
a process; being or having
-ative
pertaining to
-ator
person who produces or does; thing that produces
-atory
pertaining to
-ature
system composed of
-blast
immature cell
-body
a structure or thing
-cele
hernia
-centesis
procedure to puncture
-cephalus
head
-cere
waxy substance
-clast
cell that breaks down substances
-cle
small thing
-clonus
condition of rapid contracting and relaxing
-cnemius
leg
-coccus
spherical bacterium
-collis
condition of the neck
-crasia
condition of a mixing
-crine
thing that secretes
-crit
separation of
-cyte
cell
-dactyly
condition of fingers or toes
-derma
skin
-desis
procedure to fuse together
-didymis
testes (twin structures)
-dose
measured quantity
-drome
a running
-duct
duct (tube)
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
condition of dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ed
pertaining to
-edema
swelling
-ee
person who is the object of an action
-elasma
platelike structure
-elle
little thing
-ema
condition
-emia
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
-emic
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
-ence
state of
-encephaly
condition of the brain
-ency
condition of being
-ent
pertaining to
-entery
condition of the intestine
-eon
one who performs
-er
person who produces or does; thing that produces
-ergy
activity; process of working
-ery
process of
-esis
condition; abnormal condition; process
-etic
pertaining to
-ety
condition; state
-flux
flow
-form
having the form of
-frice
thing that produces friction
-gen
that which produces
-gene
gene
-glia
cells that provide support
-grade
pertaining to going
-graft
tissue for implant or transplant
-gram
a record or picture
-graph
instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnancy
-ia
condition; state; thing
-iac
pertaining to
-ial
pertaining to
-ian
pertaining to
-ias
condition
-iasis
state of; process of
-iatic
pertaining to a state or process
-iatry
medical treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ice
state; quality
-ician
skilled professional or expert
-ics
knowledge; practice
-id
resembling; source or origin
-ide
chemically modified structure
-ie
a thing
-il
a thing
-ile
pertaining to
-immune
immune response
-in
a substance
-ine
pertaining to; thing pertaining to
-ing
doing
-ion
action; condition
-ior
pertaining to
-ious
pertaining to
-ism
process; disease from a specific cause
-ist
one who specializes in
-istry
process related to the specialty of
-isy
condition of inflammation or infection
-ite
thing that pertains to
-itian
a skilled professional or expert
-itic
pertaining to
-ition
condition of having
-itis
inflammation of; infection of
-ity
state; condition
-ium
a chemical element; a structure
-ive
pertaining to
-ix
a thing
-ization
process of making, creating, or inserting
-ize
affecting in a particular way
-izer
thing that affects in a particular way
-kine
movement
-lalia
abnormal condition of speech
-lepsy
seizure
-listhesis
see -olisthesis
-lith
stone
-logy
the study of
-ly
going toward
-lyte
dissolved substance
-megaly
enlargement
-ment
action; state
-meter
instrument used to measure
-metry
process of measuring
-mileusis
process of carving
-nate
thing that is born
-nine
pertaining to a single chemical substance
-oid
resembling
-ol
chemical substance
-ole
small thing
-olisthesis
abnormal condition with slipping
-oma
tumor; mass
-omatosis
abnormal condition of tumors or masses
-on
a substance; structure
-one
chemical substance
-opia
condition of vision
-opsy
process of viewing
-or
person who produces or does; thing that produces
-ory
having the function of
-ose
full of
-osing
condition of making
-osis
condition; abnormal condition; process
-ous
pertaining to
-path
person involved with disease
-pathy
disease
-pause
cessation
-penia
condition of deficiency
-pexy
process of surgically fixing in place
-phage
thing that eats
-pharynx
pharynx (throat)
-phil
attraction to; fondness for
-phile
person who is attracted to or is fond of
-phylaxis
condition of guarding or protecting
-phyma
tumor; growth
-physis
state of growing
-phyte
growth
-plant
procedure to transfer or graft
-plasm
growth; formed substance
-plasty
process of reshaping by surgery
-plex
parts
-pnea
breathing
-poiesis
process of formation
-poietin
a substance that forms
-probe
rodlike instrument
-ptosis
state of prolapse; drooping; falling
-ptysis
abnormal condition of coughing up
-rrhage
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
procedure of suturing
-rrhea
flow; discharge
-rubin
red substance
-salpinx
uterine (fallopian tube)
-scope
instrument used to examine
-scopy
process of using an instrument to examine
-sin
a substance
-sis
condition; abnormal condition; process
-some
a body
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
-sphere
sphere; ball
-stasis
condition of standing still; staying in one place
-steroid
steroid
-sterol
lipid-containing compound
-stomy
surgically created opening
-systole
contraction
-therapy
treatment
-thorax
thorax (chest)
-tic
pertaining to
-tion
a process; being or having
-tome
instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges
-tomy
process of cutting or making an incision
-tope
place; position
-tor
person or thing that produces or does
-tous
pertaining to
-tresia
opening or hole
-tripsy
process of crushing
-triptor
thing that crushes
-tron
instrument
-trophy
process of development
-ty
quality or state
-type
particular kind of; a model of
-ual
pertaining to
-ula
small thing
-ule
small thing
-um
a structure; period of time
-ure
system; result of
-us
thing; condition
-verse
to travel; to turn
-zoon
animal; living thing
