Chapter 11 - suffixes Flashcards
-al, -ar, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
-cusis
hearing
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
-esthesia
feeling; sensation
-gram
record; image
-ia
condition
-ion
process; state; condition
-ism
process; condition
-itis
inflammation
-meter
measure
-metry
process of measuring
-motor
movement
-oma
tumor; mass
-opia
vision condition
-osmia
smell condition
-otia
ear condition
-pathy
disease
-pexy
surgical fixation
-phobia
fear
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
-scope
instrument used to view
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
-spasm
muscle contraction
-stomy
surgical opening
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
-tropia
to turn