Ch 2: Suffixes Flashcards
Compound words are:
words that contain more than one word root.
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-ectomy
excision, removal
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
-gram
record, writing
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-scope
instrument for examining
-scopy
visual examination
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-cele
hernia, swelling
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-emesis
vomitting
-emia
blood condition
-gen or -genesis
forming, producing, origin
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease, deficiency
-phobia
fear
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
-toxic
poison
pertaining to
- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- ior
- ous
- tic
condition
- ia
- ism
medicine; treatment
- iatry
- ist
condition; process
-y
small, minute
- icle
- ole
- ule
incision
-tomy
excision (of all or part)*
-ectomy
surgical puncture of a joint (to remove fluid)
-centesis
forming an opening (mouth)
-stomy
instrument to cut
-tome
forming an opening (mouth) into the colon
colostomy
excision of the colon
colectomy
instrument to cut bone
osteotome
surgical puncture of a joint
arthrocentesis
incision to remove a stone
lithotomy
excision of a breast
mastectomy
incision of the tympanic membrane
tympanotomy
forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea
tracheostomy
excision of the spleen
splenectomy
fixation or binding of a joint
-desis
surgical repair
-plasty
suture
-rrhaphy
fixation of
-pexy
surgical fracture
-clasis
crushing of
-tripsy
separation of
-lysis
surgical repair of the nose
rhinoplasty
fixation of a joint
arthrodesis
suture of a muscle
myorrhaphy
fixation of a (pendulous) breast
mastopexy
suture of the bladder
cystorrhaphy
surgical repair of tendons
tenoplasty
surgical fracture of a bone
osteoclasis
crushing stones
lithotripsy
separation of intestinal (adhesions)
enterolysis
crushing a nerve
neurotripsy
excision of the spleen
splenectomy
forming an opening (mouth) into the colon
colostomy
instrument to cut skin
dermatome
excision of hemorrhoids
hemorrhoidectomy
excision of the colon
colectomy
suture of the stomach (wall)
gastrorrhaphy
fixation of the uterus
hysteropexy
loosening of nerve (tissue)
neurolysis
incision of the tympanic membrane
tympanotomy
tumor of the liver
hepatoma
pain (along the course) of a nerve
neuralgia
dilation of a bronchus
bronchiectasis
abnormal condition of the skin
dermatosis
enlargement of the kidney
nephromegaly
discharge or flow from the ear
otorrhea
rupture of the uterus
hysterorrhexis
twitching of the eyelid
blepharospasm
herniation of the bladder
cystocele
paralysis of four extremities
quadriplegia
disease of muscle (tissue)
myopathy
softening of the bones
osteomalacia
white blood condition
leukemia
decrease in bone (mineral density)
osteopenia
instrument for recording (electrical activity) of the heart
cardiograph
gallstone
cholelith
forming or producing cancer
carcinogenesis
tumor composed of nervous tissue
neuroma
prolapse or downward displacement of the eyelid
blepharoptosis
prolapse or downward displacement
-ptosis
abnormal condition of arterial hardening
arteriosclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
-sclerosis
pain in the head; headache
cephalodynia
head
cephal-
twitching of
-spasm
eyelid
blephar/o
herniation of
-cele
pertaining to the armpit
axillary; axill/
specialist in internal medicine
internist; intern/
visual examination of the sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscopy
condition of (excessive) alcohol
alcoholism; alcohol/
Plural of “is”
e.g. diagnosis
“es”
diagnoses
Drop is and add es.
Plural of “ix”
e.g. fornix
“ices”
fornices
Drop ix and add ices.
Plural of “a”
e.g. vertebra
“ae”
vertebrae
Retain a and add e.
Plural of “us”
e.g. bronchus
“i”
bronchi
Drop us and add i.
Plural of “on”
e.g. spermatozoon
“a”
spermatozoa
Drop on and add a.
Plural of “um”
e.g. septum
“a”
septa
Drop um and add a.
