Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
pain
A
-algia
2
Q
fit; fasten
A
-aps, -apt
3
Q
beginning; origin
A
-arche
4
Q
signifies an enzyme
A
-ase
5
Q
sprout; make
A
-blast
6
Q
a piercing
A
-centesis
7
Q
to kill
A
-cide
8
Q
break; destroy
A
-clast
9
Q
release; secrete
A
-crine
10
Q
a cutting out
A
-ectomy
11
Q
refers to blood condition
A
-emia
12
Q
vomiting
A
-emesis
13
Q
flow
A
-flux
14
Q
creates; forms
A
-gen
15
Q
creation, production
A
-genesis
16
Q
something written
A
-gram
17
Q
to write, draw
A
-graph(y)
18
Q
containing water
A
-hydrate
19
Q
condition; process
A
-ia, -sia
20
Q
abnormal condition
A
-iasis
21
Q
pertaining to
A
-ic, -ac
22
Q
signifies a protein
A
-in
23
Q
signifies “condition of”
A
-ism
