Unit 1 Suffixes Flashcards by Natalie Bridges | Brainscape

Q

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

A

pertaining to

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-algia
-dynia

A

pain

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-cele

A

hernia

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

centesis

A

puncture

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-cide

A

killing

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-cyte

A

cell

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-desis

A

binding

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ectomy

A

removal

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-emia

A

blood condition

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-genic

A

creating; giving rise to

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-gram

A

written; visual record

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-graph

A

instrument used to produce a visual record

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-graphy

A

procedure used to produce a visual record

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ia
-y

A

condition; disease; literally, “place”

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-iasis

A

presence of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-iatrics
-iatry

A

medical science

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-iatrist

A

specialist in the practice of

Q

-icle -ole
-ule -ula

A

diminuitive suffix

Q

-ise
-ize

A

ending that makes a noun into a verb

Q

-ism

A

condition or procedure or belief

Q

-ist

A

specialist

Q

-itis

A

inflammation

Q

-ium

A

tissue or structure

Q

-lith

A

stone

Q

-logist

A

specialist in the study of

Q

-logy

A

study of

Q

-lysis
-lytic

A

breakdown; destruction

Q

-malacia

A

softening

Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

Q

-meter

A

instrument for measurement

Q

-metry

A

the process of using an instrument for measurment

Q

-oid

A

resembling

Q

-oma

A

tumor or swelling

Q

-osis

A

condition

Q

-pathy

A

disease

Q

-penia

A

deficiency; lack of

Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure

Q

-plasia

A

formation; development; growth

Q

-plasty

A

surgical reconstruction or reformation

Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

Q

-rrhage
-rrhea

A

excessive flow

Q

-rrhaphy

A

surgical formation of a seam