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
22
Q
-phobia
A
fear
23
Q
-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
24
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
25
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
26
-rrhea
flow, discharge
27
-sclerosis
hardening
28
-scope
instrument for visual examination
29
-scopy
process of visual examination with an endoscope
30
-stasis
controlling, stopping
31
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
32
-therapy
treatment
33
-tomy
incision, cutting into
34
-trophy
development, nourishment
35
-er
one who
36
-ia
condition
37
-ist
specialist
38
-oid
resembling, derived from
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-ole
little, small
40
-ule
little, small
41
-um, -ium
structure, substance
42
-us
structure, substance
43
-y
condition, process
44
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
46
-ar
pertaining to
47
-ary
pertaining to
48
-eal
pertaining to
49
-genic
pertaining to, producing, produced by or in
50
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
51
-ose
pertaining to
52
-ose
pertaining to, full of
53
-ous
pertaining to
54
-tic
pertaining to
