Unit 1 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-a
A
word ending
no meaning
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-cele
A
hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)
7
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
8
Q
-desis
A
binding together by a disease process
9
Q
-dynia
A
pain
10
Q
-e
A
word ending
no meaning
11
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
12
Q
-ectomy
A
cutting out of
13
Q
-emia
A
present in blood, indicating disease
14
Q
-esis
A
process
15
Q
-etic
A
a drug or condition causing a process
16
Q
-eum
A
anatomical structure word ending
17
Q
-gram
A
a record of a test of procedure
18
Q
-graphy
A
a test of procedure
19
Q
-hypertrophy
A
too much growth
20
Q
-ia
A
disease
21
Q
-iac
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-ial
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-iasis
A
presence of an abnormality
24
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
25
-is
anatomical structure word ending
26
-itis
inflammation
27
-ium
anatomical structure word ending
28
-lith
stone
29
-logist
one who studies
30
-logy
study of
31
-lysis
breaking down, destroying
32
-malacia
softening due to disease
33
-megaly
enlargement due to disease
34
-oid
looks like, resembles
35
-oma
tumor
36
-on
unit of anatomical structure
37
-osis
process
38
-pathy
state of disease
39
-penia
low levels of
40
-pexy
surgical fixation
41
-plasty
surgical revision
42
-poiesis
creation process
43
-ptosis
drooping
44
-rrhage
bursting forth
45
-rrhaphy
suturing
46
-rrhea
abnormal flow
47
-rrhexis
rupture
48
-scler
hardening
49
-scope
instrument for looking inside
50
-scopy
the process of looking inside
51
-spasm
involuntary contraction
52
-stomy
creating an opening (or "mouth") with surgery
53
-tomy
cutting
54
-trophy
nourishment, growth
55
-uria
present in urine, indicating disease
56
-y
disease
