Suffixes and Singular/Plural Flashcards
1
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-ia
A
condition
ex. oliguria
3
Q
-ium
A
tissue, structure
4
Q
-y
A
condition, procedure
5
Q
-ole
A
small
ex. arteriole
6
Q
-iatrics, -iatry
A
medical science
ex. podiatry
7
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist in medicine of
ex. psychiatrist
8
Q
-ist
A
specialist
ex. radiologist
9
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
ex. cardiologist
10
Q
-logy
A
study of
ex. biology
11
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
12
Q
-cele
A
hernia
13
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
14
Q
-iasis
A
presence of
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
-lysis
A
loosen, break down
17
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oid
A
resembling
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
Q
-osis
A
condition
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease
23
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
24
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping
25
-rrhage
excessive flow
26
-rrhea
flow, runny discharge
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-spasm
involuntary contraction
29
-centesis
puncture
30
-gram
written record
31
-graph
instrument used to produce a record
32
-graphy
process of recording
33
-meter
instrument used to measure
34
-metry
process of measuring
35
-scope
instrument used to look
36
-scopy
process of looking
37
-desis
binding, fixation
38
-ectomy
removal
39
-pexy
surgical fixation
40
-plasty
reconstruction
41
-rraphy
suture
42
-stomy
creating of on opening
43
-tomy
incision
44
-a
-ae
45
-ax
-aces
46
-ex
-ices
47
-ix
-ices
48
-is
-es
49
-ma
-mata
50
-on
-a
51
-um
-a
52
-us
-i
53
-y
-ies
54
-ism
condition
55
-al
pertaining to
ex. skeletal
56
-icle
small
57
-ary
pertaining to
58
-ule
small
59
-ula
small
60
-ac
pertaining to
61
-eal
pertaining to
62
-tic
pertaining to
63
-ic
pertaining to
64
-ous
pertaining to
