Chapter 15 - suffixes Flashcards
-al, -an, -ary, -ic, -ical, -ine
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-arche
beginning
-ation
process; condition
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusion
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cyesis
state of pregnancy
-derm
embryonic layer
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
-gram
record; image
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnant
-ion
process; state; condition
-itis
inflammation
-logist
specialist
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown; separation; loosening
-osis
abnormal condition
-para
to bear (offspring)
-partum
childbirth
-pathy
disease
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasia
development; formation
-plasty
surgical repair
-phylaxis
protection against infection
-rrhagia
rapid flow; bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-salpinx
fallopian tube
-scope
instrument used to view
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
-tocia
childbirth; labor
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
-um
structure; tissue; thing