Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
ole
A
small
2
Q
meter
A
device
3
Q
tripsy
A
crush
4
Q
ptosis
A
drooping or dropping down
5
Q
ectasis
A
distention or stretching
6
Q
lith
A
stone or calculus
7
Q
poiesis
A
formation
8
Q
chrome
A
color
9
Q
thorax
A
chest cavity or chest
10
Q
cyte
A
cell
11
Q
phage
A
eating
12
Q
penia
A
decrease in a particular type of cell
less than normal or deficiency
13
Q
philia
A
increase in a particular type of cell
14
Q
cytosis
A
condition of cell; implies elevated cell numbers
15
Q
lysis
A
destruction or breakdown
16
Q
emia
A
blood condition
17
Q
gen
A
producing/produce
18
Q
derma
A
skin
19
Q
opsy
A
view of
20
Q
crine
A
secrete or separate
21
Q
tropic
A
having an affinity for
22
Q
gen
A
producing
23
Q
oma
A
tumor
24
Q
logy
A
study
25
Q
cele
A
hernia
26
Q
cyte
A
cell
27
Q
paresis
A
weakness
28
Q
lepsy
A
seizure (episode)
29
Q
plegia
A
paralysis
30
Q
esthesia
A
sensation or feeling
31
Q
ptosis
A
prolapse, drooping, or falling downward
32
Q
tropia
A
turning
33
Q
opia
A
vision
