Suffixes Flashcards
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic
Pertaining to, relating to
Cardiac (pertaining to the heart) Neural (pertaining to nerve) Hemorrhagic (relating to blood) Delirious (relating to mental disturbance) Acoustic (pertaining to sound)
-algia
Pain
Neuralgia (pain in nerves)
Myalgia (muscular pain)
-ate
Having, resembling, acting upon
Impregnate (to make pregnant)
Caudate (having a tail)
Pinnate (resembling a feather)
-cele
Protrusion (hernia)
Cystocele (bladder hernia)
Rectocele (rectal protrusion into vagina)
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Paracentesis (from a body cavity)
Thoracentesis (from chest cavity)
-cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus
Small (diminutive)
Follicle (little bag) Molecule (small mass) Arteriole, arteriola (small artery) Nodule (small node) Ovulum (small egglike structure) Homunculus (small man)
-cyte
Cell
Leukocyte (white blood cell)
Erythrocyte (red blood cell)
-ectomy
Cutting out
Hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus
Appendectomy (cutting out of the appendix
-emesis
Vomit
Hematemesis (vomiting blood)
Hyperemesis (excessive vomiting)
-emia
Blood condition
Leukemia (malignant blood disease)
Hyperemia (increased blood flow)
-ent, -er, -ist, -or
Person or agent
Recipient (one who receives)
Examiner (one who examines)
Anesthetist (one who anesthetizes)
Donor (one who donates)
-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y
State or condition
Paresis (partial paralysis) Anesthesia (loss of sensation) Trichiasis (hair growing against the eye) Priapism (persistent erection) Acidity (excess acid) Dermatosis (skin condition) Inhalation (inhaling) Therapy (treatment condition)
-form, -oid
Resembling, shaped like
Fusiform (spindle-shaped)
Ovoid (egg-shaped)
-genesis
Development, origin
Pathogenesis (origin of disease)
Carcinogenesis (development of cancer)
-gram, -graphy
Recording, written record
Hemogram (record of blood examination)
Cardiography (heart action record)
-graph
Instrument that records
Cardiograph (heart action)
Encephalograph (brain function)
-ible, -ile
Capable, able
Flexible (capable of bending)
Contractile (able to contract)
-itis
Inflammation
Otitis (inflammation of ear)
Adenitis (inflammation of gland)
-ize
Use, subject to (makes a noun or adjective into a verb)
Anesthetize (subject to anesthesia)
Euthanatize (subject to euthanasia
Cauterize (burn with a cautery)
-logy
Science, study of
Biology (science of life)
Histology (study of tissues)
-oma
Tumor
Carcinoma (cancerous growth)
Adenoma (tumor arising from gland)
-penia
Deficiency of, lack of
Eosinopenia (deficiency of eosinophils)
Leukopenia (deficiency of white blood cells)
-pexy, -pexis
Fixation
Gastropexy (fixation of stomach)
Abomasopexy (fixation of abomasum)
-phage, -phagy
Eating
Coprophagy (eating feces)
Macrophage (large engulfing cell)
-phobia
Abnormal fear or intolerance
Ailurophobia (fear or hatred of cats)
Photophobia (intolerance to light)
-plasia, -plastic, -plasty
Forming, growing, changing
Anaplasia (changing structure of cells)
Aplastic (lack of cell growth)
Otoplasty (surgical change to ear)
-pnea
Breathing
Apnea (absence of breathing)
Dyspnea (difficult breathing)
-rrhaphy
Suturing in place
Herniorrhaphy (repair of hernia)
Osteorrhaphy (wiring of bone)
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
Seborrhea (excessive sebum secretion)
Diarrhea (watery feces)
-rrhexis
Rupture
Enterorrhexis (intestinal rupture)
Karyorrhexis (break up of cell nucleus)
-scope
Instrument for examining
Microscope (instrument for examining minute objects)
Endoscope (instrument for examining body interior)
-scopy
Act of examining
Microscopy (act of examining minute objects)
Endoscopy (using an endoscope)
-stomy
Surgical opening
Colostomy (surgical opening of colon to body surface)
Gastrostomy (surgical opening into stomach)
-tome
Instrument for cutting
Fetotome (instrument for cutting up dead fetus)
Microtome (for cutting thin sections for microscopy)
-tomy
Cutting, incision
Cystotomy (cutting of urinary bladder)
Rumenotomy (incision into rumen)
