Ch 3--Suffixes Flashcards
1
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Donates
A
Don/o
2
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Luminous
A
Fluor/o
3
Q
Sugar
A
Glyc/o
4
Q
Drug
A
Pharmac/o
5
Q
Nature
A
Physi/o
6
Q
Practice
A
Practition/o
7
Q
Cut
A
Sect/o
8
Q
Small
A
Micro-
9
Q
Pain
A
-algia
10
Q
Cephaligia
A
Cephal/o=head
Headache
11
Q
Arthralgia
A
Arthr/o=joint
Joint pain
12
Q
Otalgia
A
Ot/o= ear
Earache
13
Q
Cancer
A
Carcin/o
13
Q
-algia
Patholgic condition
A
Pain
15
Q
-cele
Patholgic condition
A
Hernia
16
Q
Cystocele
A
Cyst/o=bladder
Hernia of the bladder
17
Q
-dynia
Patholgic condition
A
Pain
18
Q
-emesis
Patholgic condition
A
Vomiting
19
Q
-ia
Patholgic condition
A
State of; condition
20
Q
-itis
Patholgic condition
A
Inflammation (redness, swelling, heat, and pain that occur when the body protects itself from injury.
21
Q
-lysis
Patholgic condition
A
Destruction; separation; breakdown
22
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-malacia
Patholgic condition
A
Softening
23
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-megaly
Patholgic condition
A
Enlargement
24
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-Oma
Patholgic condition
A
Tumor; mass
25
-osis
Patholgic condition
Abnormal conditon
26
-pathy
Patholgic condition
Disease process
27
-penia
Patholgic condition
Decrease; deficiency
28
-phobia
Patholgic condition
Irrational fear
29
-ptosis
Patholgic condition
Downward displacement; drooping; prolapse; sagging
30
-ptysis
Patholgic condition
Spitting
31
-rrhage; rrhagia
Patholgic condition
Bursting forth
32
-rrhea
Patholgic condition
Flow; discharge
33
-rrhexis
Patholgic condition
Rupture
34
-sclerosis
Patholgic condition
Hardening
35
-spasm
Patholgic condition
Sudden involuntary contraction
36
-stenosis
Patholgic condition
Narrowing; stricture
37
-y
Patholgic condition
Process
38
-gram
Diagnostic procedure
Record; writing
39
-graph
Diagnostic procedure
Instrument used to record
40
-graphy
Diagnostic procedure
Process of recording; producing images
41
-meter
Diagnostic procedure
Instrument used to measure; process of measuring
42
-metry
Diagnostic procedure
To measure; measurement
43
-opsy
Diagnostic procedure
To view
44
-scope
Diagnostic procedure
Instrument used to visually examine (a body cavity or organ)
45
-scopy
Diagnostic procedure
Process of visually examining (a body cavity or organ)
46
-centesis
Surgical procedure
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
47
-desis
Surgical procedure
Surgical binding; surgical fusion
48
-ectomy
Surgical procedure
Excision; surgical removal
49
Top
| Extremeties
Acr/o
50
-pexy
Surgical procedure
Surgical fixation
51
-Plasty
Surgical procedure
Surgical reconstruction or repair
52
-rrhaphy
Surgical procedure
Suture; sew
53
-stasis
Surgical procedure
Stoppage, controlling, stopping
54
-stomy
Surgical procedure
New opening; artificial opening
55
-tome
Surgical procedure
Instrument used to cut
56
-tomy
Surgical procedure
Process of cutting an incision
57
-cyte
Cell
58
-er; -ician, -logist; -ist
Specialist, one who specializes; specialist in the study of.
59
-ion
Process
60
-logy
Study of; process of study
61
-or
One who; person or thing that does
62
-plasia
Formation; development
63
-poiesis
Production; manufacture; formation
64
-genic
Adjectival suffix
Produced by; producing
65
-oid
Adjectival suffix
Resembling
66
-ole; -ule
Adjectival suffix
Small
67
-ac; -al; -ary; -eal; -ic; -ous
Adjectival suffix
Pertaining to
68
Rectocele
Hernia of the rectum
69
Encephalocele
Hernia of the brain
70
Gastrodynia
Stomach pain
71
Mastodynia
Breast pain
72
Hematemesis
Vomiting of blood
73
Glycemia
Sugar in the blood
74
Pneumonia
Condition of the lung. Most commonly known as inflammation of the lung.
75
Enteritis
Inflamed small intestine.
76
Stomatitis
Inflamed mouth
77
Spondylitis
Inflamed vertebra
78
Hemolysis
Breakdown of blood
79
Cerebromalacia
Softening of the brain
80
Chondromalacia
Softening of the cartilage
81
Visceromegaly
Enlargement of the internal organs
82
Lipoma
Tumor containing fat
83
Myoma
Tumor of muscle
84
Nephrosis
Abnormal condition of the kidney
85
Ureteropathy
Disease process of the ureter to the bladder for the passage of urine
86
Cytopenia
Deficiency of cells
87
Acrophobia
Fear of heights
88
Blepharoptosis
Drooping eyelid
89
Nephroptosis
Dropping kidney
90
Hemoptysis
Spitting up blood
91
Hemorrhage
Bursting forth of blood; bleeding
92
Gastrorrhagia
Bleeding from the stomach
93
Otorrhea
Discharge from the ear
94
Splenorrhexis
Ruptured spleen
95
Arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
96
Blepharospasm
Sudden involuntary contraction of the eyelid
97
Phlebostenosis
Narrowing of the vein
98
Neuropathy
Disease process of the nerve
99
Microencephaly
Small brain
100
Lymphangiogram
Record of the lymph vessel (by the use of X-rays)
101
Cardiograph
Instrument used to record heart activity.
102
Computed tomography
| CT scan
X-ray beam rotates around patient detailing the structure at various depths.
103
Mammography
Producing images of the breast
104
Myelography
Producing images of the spinal cord
105
Craniometer
Instrument used to measure the skull.
106
Pelvimetry
Measurement of the pelvis. Maternal pelvis.
107
Biopsy
A procedure involving the removal of a piece of living tissue, which is then microscopically examined for any abnormalities.
108
Bronchoscope
Instrument used to visually examine the interior of the bronchus
109
Bronchoscopy
Process of visually examining the bronchus
110
Fluoroscopy
X-ray of moving structures, such as the movement of substances through the digestive tract.
111
Abdominocentesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen.
112
Thoracocentesis
Surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid from around the lungs.
113
Arthrodesis
Surgical fusion of joint
114
Oophorectomy
Excision of the ovary
115
Tonsillectomy
Excision of the tonsils
116
Nephropexy
Surgical fixation of the kidney
117
Orchidoplasty
Surgical reconstruction of the testicle.
118
Colporrhaphy
Suturing of the vagina
119
Hemostasis
Stoppage of blood
120
Tracheostomy
New opening into the trachea
121
Myotome
Instrument used to cut muscle
122
Tenotomy
Process of cutting a tendon
123
Adipocyte
Fat cell
124
Histiocyte, histocyte
Tissue cell
125
Practitioner
One who has obtained the proper requirements to work in a specific field of study.
126
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.
127
Neurologist
Specialist in the study of the nervous system and its disorders
128
Pharmacist
Specialist licensed to prepare and dispense drugs
129
Section
Process of cutting
130
Hepatology
Study of the liver
131
Physiology
Study of function (study of how a structure functions)
132
Organ donor
One who donates organ tissue to be used in another body
133
Chodroplasia
Formation of cartilage
134
Hematapoiesis
Production of blood
135
Carcinogenic
Producing cancer (agent that produces cancer)
136
Osteoid
Resembling bone
137
Bronchiole
Small bronchus
138
Venule
Small vein
139
Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
140
Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
141
Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
142
Pharyngeal
Pertaining to the throat
143
Gastric
Pertaining to the stomach
144
Venous
Pertaining to the vein
145
-emia
Blood condition
