Flashcards Medical Suffixes

-algesia

condition of pain

-ase

enzyme

-ate

use, action

-blast

immature cell, germ cell

-cide

to kill

-crit

to separate

-cuspid

point

-cyst

bladder/sac

-cyte

cell

-drome

that which runs together

-gen

formation, produce

-genesis

formation, produce

-ive

nature of, quality of

-liter

liter

-logy

study of

-lymph

clear fluid, serum, pale fluid

-or

one who does

-phil

attraction

-stasis

control, stop, stand still

-therapy

treatment

-thermy

heat

-um

tissue, structure

-uria

urination, condition of urine

-algia

pain, ache

-asthenia

weakness

-betes

to go

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

-cusis

hearing

-derma

skin

-dynia

pain, ache

-ectasis

dilation, distention

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-ion

process

-itis

inflammation

-kinesis

motion

-lepsy

seizure

-lexia

diction, word, phrase

-malacia

softening

-mania

madness

-megaly

enlargement, large

-mnesia

memory

-noia

mind

-oid

resemble

-oma

tumor

-opia

sight, vision

-oxia

oxygen

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pepsia

to digest

-phagia

to eat, to swallow

-phasia

to speak, speech

-phobia

fear

-plasia

formation, produce (excessive formation and growth of normal cells)

-plasm

a thing formed, plasma

-plegia

paralysis/stroke

-pnea

breathing

-ptosis

drooping, prolapse, sagging

-ptysis

spitting, coughing up

-rrhage

bursting forth

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-spasm

tension, spasm, contraction

-trophy

nourishment, development