Suffixes (Unit 2) Flashcards
1
Q
-GEN
A
something which produces
2
Q
-IN
A
chemical substance
3
Q
-lent
A
full of
4
Q
-OID
A
like, resembling
5
Q
-ose
A
full of
6
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
7
Q
-SIS
A
action, process; state of, condition of (expresses an action)
8
Q
-GENESIS
A
the act or process of producing; production of
9
Q
-GENIC
A
producing; produced by
10
Q
-GENOUS
A
produced by, arising in; producing
11
Q
-CENTESIS
A
surgical puncture (with a needle) draw off fluid
12
Q
-CLASIA, -CLASIS
A
breaking up, destruction; (surgical) fracture
13
Q
-DESIS
A
fixation, fusion, binding
14
Q
-ium, -eum
A
part, lining, tissue or membrane
15
Q
-PEXY, -PEXIS
A
fixation fastening
16
Q
-RRHAPHY
A
surgical suture
17
Q
-TOME
A
a knife, cutting instrument
18
Q
-ECTOMY
A
excision, cutting off, surgical removal
