Appendix B2 Flashcards
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-cele
hernia/swelling
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cyte
cells
-derma
skin
-dipsia
thirst
-ectomy
removal of
-edema
swelling
-emisis
vomitting
-emia
blood
-gram
record
-graphy
recording (process of recording)
-ia
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
condition
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-lith
stone/calculus
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
study of
-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
measure/unit of measure
-iod
resembeling
-oma
tumor
-opia
vision
-osis
abnormal condtion
-pathy
disease
-pause
cessation (end)
-penia
decrease
-pepsia
digestion
-pexy
fixation
-phagia
swallow/eat
-phasia
speech
-phobia
fear
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
flow/discharge
-scope
instrument to view
-scopy
visual examination
-stenosis
suture / narrowing
-stomy
form a new opening
-therapy
treatment
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision in / cut into
-tripsy
crushing
-uria
urine/urination
ventral-
front of body divided in both thoracic and abdominal