Ch 3--Suffixes Flashcards
Donates
Don/o
Luminous
Fluor/o
Sugar
Glyc/o
Drug
Pharmac/o
Nature
Physi/o
Practice
Practition/o
Cut
Sect/o
Small
Micro-
Pain
-algia
Cephaligia
Cephal/o=head
Headache
Arthralgia
Arthr/o=joint
Joint pain
Otalgia
Ot/o= ear
Earache
Cancer
Carcin/o
-algia
Patholgic condition
Pain
-cele
Patholgic condition
Hernia
Cystocele
Cyst/o=bladder
Hernia of the bladder
-dynia
Patholgic condition
Pain
-emesis
Patholgic condition
Vomiting
-ia
Patholgic condition
State of; condition
-itis
Patholgic condition
Inflammation (redness, swelling, heat, and pain that occur when the body protects itself from injury.
-lysis
Patholgic condition
Destruction; separation; breakdown
-malacia
Patholgic condition
Softening
-megaly
Patholgic condition
Enlargement
-Oma
Patholgic condition
Tumor; mass
-osis
Patholgic condition
Abnormal conditon
-pathy
Patholgic condition
Disease process
-penia
Patholgic condition
Decrease; deficiency
-phobia
Patholgic condition
Irrational fear
-ptosis
Patholgic condition
Downward displacement; drooping; prolapse; sagging
-ptysis
Patholgic condition
Spitting
-rrhage; rrhagia
Patholgic condition
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Patholgic condition
Flow; discharge
-rrhexis
Patholgic condition
Rupture
-sclerosis
Patholgic condition
Hardening
-spasm
Patholgic condition
Sudden involuntary contraction
-stenosis
Patholgic condition
Narrowing; stricture
-y
Patholgic condition
Process
-gram
Diagnostic procedure
Record; writing
-graph
Diagnostic procedure
Instrument used to record
-graphy
Diagnostic procedure
Process of recording; producing images
-meter
Diagnostic procedure
Instrument used to measure; process of measuring
-metry
Diagnostic procedure
To measure; measurement
-opsy
Diagnostic procedure
To view
-scope
Diagnostic procedure
Instrument used to visually examine (a body cavity or organ)
-scopy
Diagnostic procedure
Process of visually examining (a body cavity or organ)
-centesis
Surgical procedure
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-desis
Surgical procedure
Surgical binding; surgical fusion
-ectomy
Surgical procedure
Excision; surgical removal
Top
Extremeties
Acr/o
-pexy
Surgical procedure
Surgical fixation
-Plasty
Surgical procedure
Surgical reconstruction or repair
-rrhaphy
Surgical procedure
Suture; sew
-stasis
Surgical procedure
Stoppage, controlling, stopping
-stomy
Surgical procedure
New opening; artificial opening
-tome
Surgical procedure
Instrument used to cut
-tomy
Surgical procedure
Process of cutting an incision
-cyte
Cell
-er; -ician, -logist; -ist
Specialist, one who specializes; specialist in the study of.
-ion
Process
-logy
Study of; process of study
-or
One who; person or thing that does
-plasia
Formation; development
-poiesis
Production; manufacture; formation
-genic
Adjectival suffix
Produced by; producing
-oid
Adjectival suffix
Resembling
-ole; -ule
Adjectival suffix
Small
-ac; -al; -ary; -eal; -ic; -ous
Adjectival suffix
Pertaining to
Rectocele
Hernia of the rectum
Encephalocele
Hernia of the brain
Gastrodynia
Stomach pain
Mastodynia
Breast pain
Hematemesis
Vomiting of blood
Glycemia
Sugar in the blood
Pneumonia
Condition of the lung. Most commonly known as inflammation of the lung.
Enteritis
Inflamed small intestine.
Stomatitis
Inflamed mouth
Spondylitis
Inflamed vertebra
Hemolysis
Breakdown of blood
Cerebromalacia
Softening of the brain
Chondromalacia
Softening of the cartilage
Visceromegaly
Enlargement of the internal organs
Lipoma
Tumor containing fat
Myoma
Tumor of muscle
Nephrosis
Abnormal condition of the kidney
Ureteropathy
Disease process of the ureter to the bladder for the passage of urine
Cytopenia
Deficiency of cells
Acrophobia
Fear of heights
Blepharoptosis
Drooping eyelid
Nephroptosis
Dropping kidney
Hemoptysis
Spitting up blood
Hemorrhage
Bursting forth of blood; bleeding
Gastrorrhagia
Bleeding from the stomach
Otorrhea
Discharge from the ear
Splenorrhexis
Ruptured spleen
Arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
Blepharospasm
Sudden involuntary contraction of the eyelid
Phlebostenosis
Narrowing of the vein
Neuropathy
Disease process of the nerve
Microencephaly
Small brain
Lymphangiogram
Record of the lymph vessel (by the use of X-rays)
Cardiograph
Instrument used to record heart activity.
Computed tomography
CT scan
X-ray beam rotates around patient detailing the structure at various depths.
Mammography
Producing images of the breast
Myelography
Producing images of the spinal cord
Craniometer
Instrument used to measure the skull.
Pelvimetry
Measurement of the pelvis. Maternal pelvis.
Biopsy
A procedure involving the removal of a piece of living tissue, which is then microscopically examined for any abnormalities.
Bronchoscope
Instrument used to visually examine the interior of the bronchus
Bronchoscopy
Process of visually examining the bronchus
Fluoroscopy
X-ray of moving structures, such as the movement of substances through the digestive tract.
Abdominocentesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen.
Thoracocentesis
Surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid from around the lungs.
Arthrodesis
Surgical fusion of joint
Oophorectomy
Excision of the ovary
Tonsillectomy
Excision of the tonsils
Nephropexy
Surgical fixation of the kidney
Orchidoplasty
Surgical reconstruction of the testicle.
Colporrhaphy
Suturing of the vagina
Hemostasis
Stoppage of blood
Tracheostomy
New opening into the trachea
Myotome
Instrument used to cut muscle
Tenotomy
Process of cutting a tendon
Adipocyte
Fat cell
Histiocyte, histocyte
Tissue cell
Practitioner
One who has obtained the proper requirements to work in a specific field of study.
Physician
Specialist in the study of medicine who has graduated from a recognized school of medicine and is licensed by the appropriate authority to practice.
Neurologist
Specialist in the study of the nervous system and its disorders
Pharmacist
Specialist licensed to prepare and dispense drugs
Section
Process of cutting
Hepatology
Study of the liver
Physiology
Study of function (study of how a structure functions)
Organ donor
One who donates organ tissue to be used in another body
Chodroplasia
Formation of cartilage
Hematapoiesis
Production of blood
Carcinogenic
Producing cancer (agent that produces cancer)
Osteoid
Resembling bone
Bronchiole
Small bronchus
Venule
Small vein
Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
Pharyngeal
Pertaining to the throat
Gastric
Pertaining to the stomach
Venous
Pertaining to the vein
-emia
Blood condition
