Suffixes (Ch 3) Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus (singular) , -cocci (plural)
A
berry-shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
10
Q
-gram
A
record
11
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-logy
A
study of
14
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
15
Q
-malacia
A
softening
16
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
17
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
18
Q
-opsy
A
to view
19
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
21
Q
-pernia
A
deficiency
