Ch. 3 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Erythrocyte
A
Red blood cell
2
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Thrombocyte
A
Clotting cell
3
Q
Leukocyte
A
White blood cell
4
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-tic
-out
-ose
-oil
-ic
-iCal
-eal
-ary
-ar
-ac
-iac
A
Pertaining to
5
Q
-genic
A
Pertaining to producing/produced by or in
6
Q
-oid
A
Resembling
7
Q
-y
A
Condition/process
8
Q
-us
A
Structure/substance
9
Q
-um
-ium
A
Structure, tissue
10
Q
-ule
A
Little, small
11
Q
-trophy
A
Development/nourishment
12
Q
-tomy
A
Incision/cutting into
13
Q
-therapy
A
Treatment
14
Q
-stomy
A
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
15
Q
-stasis
A
Controlling/stopping
16
Q
-scopy
A
Process of visual examination
17
Q
-scope
A
Instrument for visual examination
18
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
19
Q
Rrhea
A
Flow/discharge
20
Q
-ptosis
A
Drooping/falling/sagging
21
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
22
Q
-plasia
A
Development/formation/growth
23
Q
-phobia
A
Fear
24
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-penia
A
Deficiency
25
-pathy
Disease condition
26
-osis
Condition/usually abnormal
27
-opsy
To view
28
-oma
Tumor/mass, collection of
29
-ole
Little, small
30
-megaly
Enlargement
31
-malacia
Softening
32
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction of, loosening
33
-logy
Study of
34
-itis
Inflammation
35
-ist
Specialist
36
-ia
Condition
37
-graphy
Process of recording
38
-graph
Instrument for recording
39
-gram
Record
40
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
41
-er
One who
42
-emia
Blood condition
43
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
44
-dynia
Pain
45
-cyte
Cell
46
-coccus
-cocci
Berry-shaped bacterium
47
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
48
-cele
Hernia
49
-Algia
Pain
50
Ven/o
Vein
51
Strept/o
Twisted chains
52
Staphyl/o
Clusters
53
Splen/o
Spleen
54
Sarc/o
Flesh
55
Ren/o
Kidney
56
Radi/o
X-rays
57
Pulmon/o
Lungs
58
Pleur/o
Pleura
59
Plas/o
Formation, development
60
Phleb/o
Vein
61
Phag/o
To eat, swallow
62
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
63
Path/o
Disease
64
Ot/o
Ear
65
Oste/o
Bone
66
Ophthalm/o
Eye
67
Nucle/o
Nucleus
68
Neutr/o
Neutrophil ( a white blood cell)
69
Neur/o
Nerve
70
Nephr/o
Kidney
71
Necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
72
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
73
My/o
Muscle
74
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
75
isch/o
To hold back
76
encephal/o
Brain
77
Chron/o
Time
78
Chondr/o
Cartilage
79
Blephar/o
Eyelid
80
Axill/o
Armpit
81
Angi/o
Vessel
82
Arteri/o
Artery
83
Arthr/o
Joint
84
Adip/o
Fat
85
Amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding embryo in uterus)
86
Aden/o
Gland
87
Acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
88
Acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
89
Ischemia
Hold back blood from cells
90
Myelitis
Inflammation of spinal cord
91
Hernia
Protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
92
Hiatal hernia
Stomach protrudes upward into mediastinum through esophageal opening in diaphragm
93
Inguinal hernia
Intestine protrudes downward into ground region and commonly into scrotal sac in male
94
Cystocele
Urinary bladder herniates through vaginal wall result of weakness of pelvic muscles
95
Rectocele
Profusion of portion of rectum toward vagina
96
Omphalocele
Herniation of intestines through weakness in abdominal wall around navel occurring in infants at birth
