Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards

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-ac pertaining to
-al pertaining to
-algia pain
-an pertaining to
-ar pertaining to
-ary pertaining to
-ation process, condition
-cele hernia
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cision procss of cutting
-coccus bacterium (berry shaped); plural cocci
-coniosis abnormal condition of dust
-crine secretion
-crit separation
-cyte cell
-dipsia thirst
-dynia pain
-eal pertaining to
-ectasia, -ectasis dilation, stretching, widening
-ectomy removal, resection, excision, process of cutting out
-emesis vomiting
-emia blood condition
-gen production, formation
-genesis producing, forming
-genic pertaining to producing, produced by
-gram record
-graph instrument to record
-graphy process of recording, to record
-ia condition
-ian practitioner
-ic, -ical pertaining to
-ine pertaining to
-ior pertaining to
-ism condition, process
-ist specialist
-itis inflammation
-lapse slide
-listhesis sliding
-lith stone
-logy study of, process of study
-lysis separation, breakdown, destruction
-malacia softening
-megaly enlargement
-meter measure
-metry measurement
-mortem death
-motor -movement
-oid pertaining to, resembling
-oma tumor, mass, swelling
-opsy process of viewing
-osis abnormal condition
-ous pertaining to
-partum birth
-pathy disease condition
-penia deficiency
-pexy fixation (surgical)
-phasia speech
-philia attraction to
-plasm formation, growth, development
-plasia formation, growth
-plasty surgical repair
-plegia paralysis
-pnea breathing
-poiesis formation
-ptosis prolapse, sagging
-ptysis spitting
-rrhage excess flow of blood
-rrhagia excess flow of blood
-rrhaphy suture (stitches)
-rrhea flow, discharge
-salpinx fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube
-sclerosis hardening
-scope instrument to view or visually examine
-scopy process of viewing or visual examination
-section process of cutting into
-sis condition
-somatic pertaining to the body
-spasm constriction
-stasis stop, control, place, to stand
-stat stop, control
-stenosis narrowing
-stomy opening
-tension pressure
-therapy treatment
-thesis put, place
-tic pertaining to
-tomy incision, process of cutting into
-trophy development, nourishment
-um structure
-uria urine condition