Suffixs Flashcards
1
Q
ad
A
toward
2
Q
algia
A
pain
3
Q
asthenia
A
weakness
4
Q
blast
A
immature (forming)
5
Q
cele
A
hernia
6
Q
cidal
A
destroying (killing)
7
Q
cide
A
destroying (killing)
8
Q
clasis
A
breaking
9
Q
clast
A
breaking
10
Q
crine
A
secreting
11
Q
crit
A
separate
12
Q
cyte
A
cell
13
Q
cytosis
A
condition of cells
14
Q
derma
A
skin
15
Q
desis
A
binding
16
Q
dynia
A
pain
17
Q
ectasia
A
expansion (dilation)
18
Q
ectasis
A
expanding (dilating)
19
Q
ectomy
A
removal of, cut out
20
Q
edema
A
swelling
21
Q
ema
A
condition
22
Q
emesis
A
vomiting
23
Q
emia
A
blood
24
Q
emic
A
relating to blood
25
esthesia
sensation
26
form
in the shape of
27
gen
producing (coming to be)
28
genesis
production of
29
genic
producing
30
globin
protein
31
globulin
protein
32
gram
a recording
33
graph
recording instrument
34
graphy
process of recording
35
iasis
pathological condition or state
36
ic
pertaining to
37
ics
treatment, practice
38
ism
condition, disease, state of
39
itis (pl., itides)
inflammation
40
kinesia
movement
41
kinesis
movement
42
lepsy
condition of
43
leptic
having seizures
44
logist
one who practices
45
logy
study of
46
lysis
breaking up, dissolving, destruction of
47
lytic
destroying
48
malacia
softening
49
mania
obsession
50
megaly
enlargement
51
meter
measuring device
52
metry
measurement
53
oid
like, resembling
54
oma (pl., omata)
tumor
55
opia
vision
56
opsia
vision
57
opsy
view of
58
osis (pl., oses)
a condition of
59
ostomy
opening
60
oxia
oxygen
61
para
bearing
62
paresis
slight paralysis
63
parous
producing (bearing)
64
pathy
disease
65
penia
deficiency
66
pepsia
digestion
67
pexy
fixation (usually done surgically)
68
phage, phagia, phagy
eating, devouring
69
phasia
speaking
70
pheresis
removal
71
phil
attraction for
72
philia
attraction for
73
phobia
fear
74
phonia
sound
75
phoresis
carrying
76
phoria
feeling (mental state)
77
phrenia
of the mind
78
phthisis
wasting away
79
phylaxis
protection
80
physis
growing
81
plakia
plaque
82
plasia
formation
83
plasm
formation
84
plastic
forming
85
plasty
surgical repair
86
plegia
paralysis
87
plegic
one who is paralyzed
88
pnea
breath
89
poiesis
formation
90
poietic
forming
91
poietin
one that forms
92
porosis
lessening in density
93
ptosis
falling down, drooping
94
rrhage
discharging heavily
95
rrhagia
heavy discharge
96
rrhaphy
surgical suturing
97
rrhea
a flow, discharge
98
rrhexis
rupture
99
schisis
splitting
100
scope
instrument (observing or measuring)
101
scopy
use of an instrument for observing
102
somnia
sleep
103
spasm
contraction
104
stalsis
contraction
105
stasis
stopping; constant
106
stat
agent to maintain a state
107
static
maintaining a state
108
stenosis
narrowing
109
stomy
opening
110
tome
cutting instrument, segment
111
tomy
cutting operation
112
trophic
nutritional
113
trophy
nutrion
114
tropia
turning
115
tropic
turning toward
116
tropy
condition of turning toward
117
uria
urine
118
version
turning
