Medical Suffixes Flashcards

1. -a
Definition: Singular noun ending.

2. -ad
Definition: Toward.

3. -al
Definition: Pertaining to.

4. -ary
Definition: Pertaining to; connected with.

5. -centesis
Definition: Surgical puncture to remove fluid.

6. -e
Definition: Singular noun ending; often used in adjectives.

7. -eal
Definition: Pertaining to.

8. -emia
Definition: Blood condition.

9. -genie
Definition: Producing; originating.

10. -gram
Definition: A record or image.

11. -graph
Definition: Instrument for recording.

12. -ia
Definition: Condition or state.

13. -iasis
Definition: Abnormal condition; often used to indicate a disease process.

14. -ic
Definition: Pertaining to.

15. -ior
Definition: Pertaining to; comparative form.

16. -is
Definition: Singular noun ending.

17. -ism
Definition: Condition or theory.

18. -ist
Definition: One who specializes in.

19. -itis
Definition: Inflammation.

20. -logist
Definition: One who studies.

21. -logy
Definition: Study of.

22. -lysis
Definition: Destruction; breakdown.

23. -megaly
Definition: Enlargement.

24. -meter
Definition: Instrument for measuring.

25. -oid
Definition: Resembling.

26. -oma
Definition: Tumor or mass.

27. -osis
Definition: Abnormal condition; increase.

28. -ous
Definition: Pertaining to; full of.

29. -plasm
Definition: Formation; growth.

30. -plasty
Definition: Surgical repair.

31. -pnea
Definition: Breathing.

32. -rrhea
Definition: Flow or discharge.

33. -rrhagia
Definition: Bursting forth (of blood).

34. -scope
Definition: Instrument for viewing.

35. -scopic
Definition: Pertaining to viewing.

36. -scopy
Definition: Process of viewing.

37. -stasis
Definition: Stopping or controlling.

38. -stomy
Definition: Surgical creation of an opening.

39. -thorax
Definition: Chest.

40. -tomy
Definition: Surgical incision.

41. -tripsy
Definition: Surgical crushing.

42. -us
Definition: Singular noun ending.

43. -y
Definition: Condition or quality.