Suffixes Flashcards
-al
Pertain to
-algia
Pertaining to pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-blast
Immature cell
-cele
Pertaining to a tumor or swelling
-centesis
Pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Surgical removal of
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
-esthesia
Pertaining to perception or sensation
-genic
Causing
-gram
Record
-graph
A record or the instrument used to create the record
-ia
Condition of
-ic
Pertaining to
-itis
Inflammation
-lysis
Decline, disintegration, or destruction
-megaly
Enlargement of
-meter
Measuring instrument
-ology
Science or study of
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Pertaining to a disease process
-ostomy
Surgical creation of an opening
-pathy
Disease or a system for treating disease
-plagiarized
Pertaining to eating or swallowing
-phasia
Pertaining to speech
-phobia
Pertaining to an irrational fear
