Ch 5 | Master Tables | Common Suffixes Flashcards
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pertaining to pain
-asthenia
weakness
-blast
immature cell
-cele
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-centesis
pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
-esthesia
pertaining to sensation or perception
-genic
causing
-gram
record
-ia
condition of
-lysis
decline, disintegration, or destruction
-graph
a record or the instrument used to create the record
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement of
-meter
measuring instrument
-oma
tumor
-ology
science or study of
-osis
pertaining to a disease process (see also - sis)
-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening
-pathy
disease or system for treating disease
-phagia
pertaining to eating or swalling
-phobia
pertaining to an irrational fear
-phasia
pertaining to speech
-plasty
plastic surgery
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
-rrhaphy
suture of; repair of
-rragia
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
-ptosis
drooping
-scopy
excamination with an instrument
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-sis
a process, action, or condition (see also -osis)
-scope
instrument for examination
-stasis
slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
-taxis
order, arrangement of
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
