Suffixes (ch. 1-7) Flashcards
1
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-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-cyte
A
cell
5
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
7
Q
-genic
A
produced by or in
8
Q
-globin
A
protein
9
Q
-gram
A
record
10
Q
-ic,ical
A
pertaining to
11
Q
-ion
A
process
12
Q
-ist
A
specialist
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-logy
A
process of study
15
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
16
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
17
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
18
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
19
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
20
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-scopy
A
process of visually examining
21
Q
-sis
A
state of; condition
22
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-tomy
A
process of cutting, incision
23
Q
-y
A
process, condition
24
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-eal
A
pertaining to
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-iac
pertaining to
26
-ior
pertaining to
27
-ism
process, condition
28
-ose
pertaining to, full of
29
-plasm
formation
30
-somes
bodies
31
-type
picture, classification
32
-cele
hernia
33
-centesis
surgical puncture to remore fluid
34
-coccus (cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium
35
-dynia
pain
36
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
37
-emia
blood condition
38
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
39
-graph
instrument for recording
40
-graphy
process of recording
41
-lysis
breakdown, destruction
42
-malacia
softening
43
-megaly
enlargement
44
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
45
-opsy
to view
46
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
47
-penia
deficiency
48
-phobia
fear
49
-plasia
development, formation, growth
50
-plasty
surgical repair
51
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
52
-sclerosis
hardening
53
-stasis
controlling, stopping
54
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
55
-therapy
treatment
56
-tomy
incision, cutting into
57
-trophy
development, nourishment
58
-er
one who
59
-ia
condition
60
-ist
specialist
61
-ole
little, small
62
-ule
little, small
63
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
64
-us
structure, substance
65
-y
condition, process
66
-ar
pertaining to
67
-eal
pertaining to
68
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
69
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
70
-oid
resembling
71
-ose
pertaining to, full of
72
-ous
pertaining to
73
-tic
pertaining to
74
-blast
embryonic, immature
75
-crine
to secrete
76
-drome
to run
77
-fusion
coming together; to pour
78
-gea
substance that produces
79
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
80
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
81
-meter
to measure
82
-mission
to send
83
-or
one who
84
-oxia
oxygen
85
-partum
birth, labor
86
-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling
87
-physis
to grow
88
-plasia
development, growth, formation
89
-plasm
structure or formation
90
-pnea
breathing
91
-ptosis
falling, dropping, prolapse
92
-rrhea
flow, discharge
93
-stasis
stopping, controlling
94
-trophy
development, nourishment
95
-ase
enzyme
96
-chezia
defecation, elimination of
97
-iasis
abnormal condition
98
-prandial
meal
99
-ectasis or -ectasia
dilation, widening
100
-emesis
vomiting
101
-pepsia
digestion
102
-phagia
eating, swallowing
103
-plasty
surgical repair
104
-ptysis
spitting
105
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscles
106
-stasis
stopping, controlling
107
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
108
-tresia
opening
109
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
110
-genesis
producing, forming
111
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
112
-megaly
enlargement
113
-orexia
appetite
114
-pathy
disease, emotion
115
-pepsia
digestion
116
-prandial
meal
117
-ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, fall
118
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
119
-tomy
process of cutting
120
-poietin
substance that forms
121
-tripsy
to crush
122
-uria
urination; urine condition
123
-ecstasis
stretching; dilation
124
-lithiasis
condition of stones
125
-esis
condition
126
-lithotomy
incision for removal of a stone
127
-lysis
breakdown
128
-osis
condition
