Medical Suffixes Flashcards

-a

Singular noun ending.

-ad

Toward.

-al

Pertaining to.

-ary

Pertaining to; connected with.

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid.

-e

Singular noun ending; often used in adjectives.

-eal

Pertaining to.

-emia

Blood condition.

-genie

Producing; originating.

-gram

A record or image.

-graph

Instrument for recording.

-ia

Condition or state.

-iasis

Abnormal condition; often used to indicate a disease process.

-ic

Pertaining to.

-ior

Pertaining to; comparative form.

-is

Singular noun ending.

-ism

Condition or theory.

-ist

One who specializes in.

-itis

Inflammation.

-logist

One who studies.

-logy

Study of.

-lysis

Destruction; breakdown.

-megaly

Enlargement.

-meter

Instrument for measuring.

-oid

Resembling.

-oma

Tumor or mass.

-osis

Abnormal condition; increase.

-ous

Pertaining to; full of.

-plasm

Formation; growth.

-plasty

Surgical repair.

-pnea

Breathing.

-rrhea

Flow or discharge.

-rrhagia

Bursting forth (of blood).

-scope

Instrument for viewing.

-scopic

Pertaining to viewing.

-scopy

Process of viewing.

-stasis

Stopping or controlling.

-stomy

Surgical creation of an opening.

-thorax

Chest.

-tomy

Surgical incision.

-tripsy

Surgical crushing.

-us

Singular noun ending.

-y

Condition or quality.