Suffixes-Unit 1 Flashcards
1
Q
-a
A
No meaning
2
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
Pain
4
Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to
5
Q
-cele
A
Hernia (something that sticks out when it shouldn’t)
6
Q
-centesis
A
Puncture
7
Q
-desis
A
Binding together
8
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
9
Q
-e
A
No meaning
10
Q
-eal
A
Pertaining to
11
Q
-ectomy
A
Cutting out of
12
Q
-emia
A
Present in blood, indicating disease
13
Q
-esis
A
Process
14
Q
-etic
A
A drug or condition causing a process
15
Q
-eum
A
Anatomical structure word ending
16
Q
-gram
A
A record of a test or procedure
17
Q
-graphy
A
A test or procedure
18
Q
-hypertrophy
A
Too much growth
19
Q
-ia
A
Disease
20
Q
-iac
A
Pertaining to
21
Q
-ial
A
Pertaining to
22
Q
-iasis
A
Presence of an abnormality