Chapter 2 - Suffixes Flashcards by Julie McFadden

Compound words

Words that contain more than one word root

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-itis

inflammation

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-emesis

vomiting

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-dynia

pain

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-logy

study of

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-centesis

surgical puncture

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Surgical suffixes

describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body type

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Diagnostic suffixes

describe a procedure performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness

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Pathological suffixes

describe an abnormal condition or disease

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-centesis (surgical suffix)

surgical puncture

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-clasis (surgical suffix)

to break; surgical fracture

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-desis (surgical suffix)

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy (surgical suffix)

excision, removal

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-lysis (surgical suffix)

separation; destruction; loosening

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-pexy (surgical suffix)

fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty (surgical suffix)

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy (surgical suffix)

suture

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-stomy (surgical suffix)

forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome (surgical suffix)

instrument to cut

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-tomy (surgical suffix)

incision

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-tripsy (surgical suffix)

crushing

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-gram (diagnostic suffix)

record, writing

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-graph (diagnostic suffix)

instrument for writing

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-graphy (diagnostic suffix)

process of recording

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-meter (diagnostic suffix)

instrument for recording

-metry (diagnostic suffix)

act of measuring

-scope (diagnostic suffix)

instrument for examining

-scopy (diagnostic suffix)

visual examination

-algia (pathological and related)

pain

-dynia (pathological and related)

pain

-cele (pathological and related)

hernia, swelling

-ectasis (pathological and related)

dilation, expansion

-edema (pathological and related)

swelling

-emesis (pathological and related)

vomiting

-emia (pathological and related)

blood condition

-gen (pathological and related)

forming, producing, origin

-genesis (pathological and related)

forming, producing, origin

-iasis (pathological and related)

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

-itis (pathological and related)

inflammation

-lith (pathological and related)

stone, calculus

-malacia (pathological and related)

softening

-megaly (pathological and related)

enlargement

-oma (pathological and related)

tumor

-osis (pathological and related)

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy (pathological and related)

disease

-penia (pathological and related)

decrease, deficiency

-phagia (pathological and related)

eating, swallowing

-phasia (pathological and related)

speech

-phobia (pathological and related)

fear

-plasia (pathological and related)

formation, growth

-plasm (pathological and related)

new formation or growth

-plegia (pathological and related)

paralysis

-ptosis (pathological and related)

prolapse, downward displacement

- rrhage (pathological and related) | - rrhagia

bursting forth (of)

-rrhea (pathological and related)

discharge, flow

-rrhexis (pathological and related)

rupture

-sclerosis (pathological and related)

abnormal condition of hardening

-spasm (pathological and related)

involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis (pathological and related)

narrowing, stricture

-toxic (pathological and related)

poison

-trophy (pathological and related)

nourishment, development

-ac (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-al (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-ar (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-ary (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-eal (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-ic (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

ical (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-ile (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-ior (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-ous (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-tic (adjective: grammatical suffix)

pertaining to

-esis (noun: grammatical suffix)

condition

-ia (noun: grammatical suffix)

condition

-ism (noun: grammatical suffix)

condition

-iatry (noun: grammatical suffix)

medicine; treatment

-ician (noun: grammatical suffix)

specialist

-ist (noun: grammatical suffix)

specialist

-y (noun: grammatical suffix)

condition; process

-icle (diminutive suffix)

small, minute

-ole (diminutive suffix)

small, minute

-ule (diminutive suffix)

small, minute