Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-tic
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ia
A
condition
10
Q
-ism
A
condition
11
Q
-ium
A
tissue, structure
12
Q
-y
A
condition, procedure
13
Q
-icle
A
small
14
Q
-ole
A
small
15
Q
-ule
A
small
16
Q
-ula
A
small
17
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
18
Q
-iatry
A
medical science
19
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist in the medicine of
20
Q
-ist
A
specialist
21
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
22
Q
-logy
A
study of
23
Q
-algia
A
pain
24
Q
-dynia
A
pain
25
-cele
hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong)
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-iasis
presence of
28
-itis
inflammation
29
-lysis
loosen, break down
30
-malacia
abnormal softening
31
-megaly
enlargement
32
-oid
resembling
33
-oma
tumor
34
-osis
condition
35
-pathy
disease
36
-penia
disease
37
-ptosis
drooping
38
-rrhage
excessive flow
39
-rrhagia
excessive flow
40
-rrhea
flow
41
-rrhexis
rupture
42
-spasm
involuntary contraction
43
-centesis
puncture
44
-gram
written record
| for example: cardiogram
45
-graph
instrument used to produce a record
| think phonograph
46
-graphy
writing procedure
| think calligraphy
47
-meter
instrument used to measure
| think of a meter stick
48
-metry
process of measuring
| think geometry-measure of shapes
49
-scope
instrument used to look
| think microscope/telescope
50
-scopy
process of looking
| think colonoscopy
51
-desis
binding, fixation
52
-ectomy
removal
| think vasectomy, removes ability to reproduce
53
-pexy
surgical fixation
54
-plasty
reconstruction
55
-rrhaphy
suture
56
-stomy
creation of an opening
| think colostomy bag, opening in the stomach to remove feces
57
-tomy
incision
