Chapter 2: General Suffixes Flashcards
-cle
Small
vesicle (small bladder [blister])
-cyesis
Pregnancy
Salpingocyesis (fallopian tube pregnancy)
-cyte
Cell
Leukocyte (white cell)
-derma
Skin Condition
Leukoderma (white skin condition)
-dipsia
Thirst
Polydipsia (frequent thirst)
-esthesia
Feeling, Sensation
Anesthesia (without sensation)
-gen
That Which Produces
Mutagen (that which produces mutations)
-genesis
Produces, Generates
Carcinogenic (producing cancer)
-globin
Protein
Hemoglobin (blood protein)
-globulin
Protein
Immunoglobulin (protective protein)
-gravida
Pregnancy
Multigravida (many pregnancies)
-kinesia
Movement
Bradykinesia (slow movement)
-oid
Resembling
Lipoid (resembling fat)
-ole
Small
Arteriole (small artery)
-opia
Vision Diplopia (double vision)
-opsy
View Of
Biopsy (view of life)
-osmia
Sense Of Smell
Anosmia (no sense of smell)
-oxia
Oxygen
Anoxia (without oxygen)
-para
To Bear (Offspring) Nullipara (to bear no children)
-partum
Birth, Labor
Postpartum (after birth)
-pepsia
Digestion
Bradypepsia (slow digestion)
-phagia
Eating, Swallowing
Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
-phasia
Speech
Aphasia (lack of speech)
-phil
Attracted To
Eosinophil (attracted to rosy [dye])
-phonia
Voice
Aphonia (without voice)
-plasm
Formation, Development
Neoplasm (new formation)
-pnea
Breathing
apnea (lack of breathing)
-poiesis
Formation
Hematopoiesis (blood formation)
-porosis
Porous
Osteoporosis (porous bone)
-ptysis
Spitting Up, Coughing Up
Hemoptysis (spitting or coughing up blood)
-therapy
Treatment
Chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)
-thorax
Chest
Hemothorax (blood in the chest)
-trophic
Development
Amyotrophic (without muscle development)
-trophy
Nourishment, Development
Hypertrophy (excessive development)
-ule
Small
Venule (small vein)
