Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
-emia
blood condition
-genic
produced by or in
-globin
protein
-gram
record
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ion
process
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study (process of)
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
-opsy
view of
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
disease condition, emotion
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
-sis
state of, condition
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-y
process, condition
-al
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
-iac
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process, condition
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-plasm
formation, structure
-somes
bodies
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-type
picture, classification
-ac
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-cele
hernia
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
-cocci
berry-shaped bacteria
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-genesis
producing, forming
-genic
produced by or in
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-ic
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure, tissue
-logy
study (process of)
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling, originating from
-ole
little, small
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
-opsy
view of
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease condition, emotion
-penia
deficiency
-phobia
fear
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
falling, dropping, prolapse
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
-stasis
stopping, controlling, placing
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
-therapy
treatment
-tic
pertaining to
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-trophy
nourishment, development (condition of)
-ule
little, small
-um
structure, tissue
-us
structure, thing
-y
condition, process
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
-crine
secrete
-drome
to run
-fusion
to pour, coming together
-gen
substance that produces
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
-meter
measure
-mission
send
-or
one who
-oxia
oxygen
-partum
birth, labour
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
-physis
to grow
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-plasm
formation, structure
-pnea
breath
-ptosis
falling, dropping, prolapse
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-stasis
stopping, controlling, placing
-trophy
nourishment, development (condition of)
-ase
enzyme
-chezia
defection, elimination of wastes
-iasis
abnormal condition
-prandial
pertaining to eating or mealtime
-ase
enzyme
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-chezia
defection, elimination of wastes
-ectasis
dilation, widening
-ectasia
dilation, widening
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-genesis
producing, forming
-graphy
process of recording
-iasis
abnormal condition
-megaly
enlargement
-orexia
appetite
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
condition of eating, swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)