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
