Ch 5 Suffixes Used To Form Adj & Nouns, & Terminations For Nouns Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-t
A
Instrument, agent, device
3
Q
-emia ([h]em/ia)
A
Blood condition
4
Q
-kinesis (kine/sis), -kinesia (kine/sia), (cine/sia)
A
Movement
5
Q
-sclerosis (scler/o/sis)
A
Hardening
6
Q
-megaly (megal/y)
A
Enlargement
7
Q
-cele (cel/e)
A
Swelling, herniation
8
Q
-penia (pen/ia)
A
Deficiency
9
Q
-plegia (pleg/ia)
A
Paralysis, stroke
10
Q
-ptosis (pto/sis)
A
Prolapse, sagging
11
Q
-rrhexis (rrhex/is)
A
Rupture
12
Q
-rrhagia (rrhag/ia)
A
Discharge
13
Q
-sepsis (sep/sis)
A
Infection
14
Q
-centesis (cente/sis)
A
Surgical puncture
15
Q
-clysis (cly/sis)
A
Irrigation, washing
