U.1 Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

pertaining to

A

-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ous
-tic

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2
Q

-algia

A

pain

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3
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-dynia

A

pain

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4
Q

-cele

A

hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)

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5
Q

-centesis

A

puncture

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6
Q

-cide

A

killing

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7
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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8
Q

-desis

A

binding (by disease process)

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9
Q

-ectomy

A

removal

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10
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

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11
Q

-genic

A

creating; giving rise to

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12
Q

-gram

A

written, visual record

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13
Q

-graph

A

instrument used to produce a visual record

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14
Q

-graphy

A

procedure used to produce a visual record

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15
Q

-ia

A

condition, disease

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16
Q

-y

A

condition, disease

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17
Q

-iasis

A

presence of

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18
Q

-iatrics

A

medical science

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19
Q

-itary

A

medical science

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20
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-iatrist

A

specialist in the practice of

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21
Q

-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula

A

diminutive suffix; it makes a noun into a verb

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22
Q

-ise
-ize

A

ENDING that makes a noun into a verb

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23
Q

-ism

A

condition, procedure, or belief

24
Q

-ist

A

specialIST

25
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

26
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-ium

A

tissue or stucture

27
Q

-lith

A

stone

28
Q

-logist

A

specialist in the study of

29
Q

-logy

A

study of

30
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown; deconstruction

31
Q

-lytic

A

breakdown; deconstruction

32
Q

-malacia

A

softening

33
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

34
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measurement

35
Q

-metry

A

the process of using an instrument for measurement

36
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-oid

A

resembling

37
Q

-oma

A

tumor or swelling

38
Q

-osis

A

condition

39
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-pathy

A

disease

40
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-penia

A

deficiency; lack of

41
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure

42
Q

-plasia

A

formation, development, growth

43
Q

-plasty

A

surgical reconstruction or reformation

44
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

45
Q

-rrhage

A

excessive flow

46
Q

-rrhea

A

excessive flow

47
Q

-rrahaphy

A

surgical formation of a seam; suturing

48
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

49
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visualizing something

50
Q

-scopy

A

process of using an instrument to visualize something

51
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

52
Q

-stomy

A

creation of an opening

53
Q

-tion

A

word ending that makes a noun into a process (form v. formation)

54
Q

-tomy

A

cut; incision

55
Q

-us

A

condition