Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-an
pertaining to
-apheresis
removal, carry away
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
-ary
pertaining to
-asthenia
weakness
-atic
pertaining to
-blast
immature
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-cardia
heart condition
-cele
protrusion
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fliud
-cide
to kill
-clasia
to surgically break
-crit
separation of
-cusis
hearing
-cyesus
state of pregnancy
-cyte
cell
-cytic
pertaining to cells
-cytosis
more than the normal number of cells
-derma
skin condition
-desis
to fuse
-dipsia
thirst
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomit
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to blood
-gen
that which produces
-genesis
produces
-genic
producing
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
-gram
record or picture
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnancy
-ia
state, condition
-iac
pertaining to
-iasis
abnormal condition
-iatric
pertaining to medical treatment
-iatrist
physician
-iatry
medical treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ician
specialist
-ile
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to
-ion
action
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
state of
-ist
specialist
-istry
specialty of
-itis
inflammation
-kinesia
movement
-plasia
formation of cells
-plasm
formation
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plastin
formation
-pasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-poiesis
formation
-porosis
porous
-prandial
pertaining to a meal
-pressin
to press down
-ptosis
drooping
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
-rrhagic
pertaining to abnormal flow
-rrhaphy
to suture
-rrhea
discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-salpinx
uterine tube
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument for viewing
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
-scopy
process of visually examining
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
-spermia
condition of sperm
-stasis
standing still
-stat
to keep from moving
-stenosis
narrowing
-taxia
muscle cooordination
-tension
pressure
-therapy
treatment
-thorax
chest
-tic
pertaining to
-tocia
labor, childbirth
-tome
instrument to cut
-tonia
tone
-tonic
pertaining to tone
-toxic
pertaining to poison
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-trophic
pertaining to development
-trophy
development
-tropia
turned condition
-tropic
pertaining to stimulating
-tropin
to stimulate
-ule
small
-uria
condition of the urine