Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ation
A
condition, process
5
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
6
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
7
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
8
Q
-clast
A
breakdown
9
Q
-cyte
A
cell
10
Q
-derma
A
skin
11
Q
-desis
A
fixation
12
Q
-dynia
A
pain
13
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
14
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
15
Q
-ectomy
A
excision
16
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
17
Q
-gen
A
to create, to produce
18
Q
-genesis
A
creation
19
Q
-genic
A
creating, producing
20
Q
-gram
A
record
21
Q
-graph
A
instrument to record
22
Q
-grapher
A
one who records
23
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
24
Q
-ia
A
condition
25
-iasis
condition, state of
26
-iatry
treatment
27
-ic
pertaining to
28
-in
chemical compound
29
-ion
action, condition
30
-ior
pertaining to
31
-ism
condition
32
-ist
specialist
33
-itis
inflammation
34
-logist
specialist in the study of
35
-logy
study of
36
-lysis
destruction, separation
37
-malacia
softening
38
-mania
frenzy
39
-megaly
enlargement
40
-meter
instrument to measure
41
-metry
process of measuring
42
-oid
resembling
43
-ole
small
44
-oma
tumor
45
-osis
condition
46
-ous
pertaining to
47
-pathy
disease
48
-penia
deficiency
49
-phobia
condition of fear
50
-phylaxis
protection
51
-plasia
formation
52
-plasty
surgical repair
53
-poiesis
to make
54
-ptosis
drooping
55
-ptysis
to spit
56
-rrhage
flow profusely
57
-rrhagia
flow profusely
58
-rrhea
flow, discharge
59
-rrhoid
flow
60
-scope
instrument to view
61
-scopy
process of viewing
62
-stasis
control, stay in one place, stop
63
-stomy
new opening
64
-therapy
treatment
65
-thorax
chest
66
-tome
instrument to cut
67
-tomy
incision
68
-ule
small
69
-um
structure
