U.1 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
pertaining to
A
-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ous
-tic
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-cele
A
hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)
5
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
6
Q
-cide
A
killing
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-desis
A
binding (by disease process)
9
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
-genic
A
creating; giving rise to
12
Q
-gram
A
written, visual record
13
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to produce a visual record
14
Q
-graphy
A
procedure used to produce a visual record
15
Q
-ia
A
condition, disease
16
Q
-y
A
condition, disease
17
Q
-iasis
A
presence of
18
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
19
Q
-itary
A
medical science
20
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist in the practice of
21
Q
-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula
A
diminutive suffix; it makes a noun into a verb
22
Q
-ise
-ize
A
ENDING that makes a noun into a verb