Chapter 1 suffixes Flashcards
1
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-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
2
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical Puncture
3
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
6
Q
-pexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
7
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Sructure
8
Q
-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
9
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
10
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
11
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
12
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
13
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
14
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
15
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
16
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
17
Q
-edema
A
swelling
18
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
19
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
20
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
21
Q
-malacia
A
softening
22
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition (used primarily with WBC’s)
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
Q
-penia
A
decrease, deficiency
25
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting (of)
26
-rrhexis
rupture
27
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
28
-ia
condition
29
-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
30
-phonia
voice
31
-graft
transplantation
32
-plasia
formation, growth
33
-gravida
pregnant woman
34
-version
turning
35
-ior
pertaining to
36
-plasty
surgical repair
37
-graph
instrument for recording
38
-meter
instrument used for measuring
39
-metry
act of measuring
40
-scope
instrument used for examining
41
-megaly
enlargement
42
-oma
tumor
43
-phobia
fear
44
-plegia
paralysis
45
-rrhea
discharge, flow
46
-toxic
poison
47
-trophy
nourishment, development
48
-esthesia
feeling
49
-al
pertaining to
50
-y
condition, process
51
-opia
vision
52
-crine
secrete
53
-ar
pertaining to
54
-gnosis
knowing
55
-therapy
treatment
56
-cyte
cell
57
-itis
inflammation
