Chapter 2 Suffixes Flashcards
-ad
cphalad
toward
toward the head
-algia
neuralgia
pain
nerve pain
-asthenia
neurasthenia
weakness
condition with vague symptoms, such as weakness
-blast
astroblast
immature, forming
immature cell
-cele
cystocele
hernia
hernia of the urinary bladder
-cidal
suicidal
destroying, killing
likely to kill
clasis
osteoclasis
breaking
intentional breaking of bone
-clast
osteoclast
breaking instrument
instrument used in osteoclasis
-crine
endocrine
secreting
gland that secretes hormones into the bloodstream
-crit
hematocrit
separate
percentage of volume of a blood sample that is composed of cells
-cyte
thrombocyte
cell
blood platelet
-cytosis
erythrocytosis
condition of cells
condition with an abnormal number of red blood cells in the blood
-desis
arthrodesis
binding
stiffening of a joint
-dynia
neurodynia
pain
nerve pain
ectasia
neurectasia
expansion, dilation
operation with dilation of nerve
ectomy
appendectomy
removal of
removal of the appendix
ema-
empyema
condition
pus in a body cavity
-emesis
hematemesis
vomiting
vomiting of blood
-emia
anemia
anemia
deficiency of red blood cells
-emic
uremic
relating to blood
having excess urea in the blood
-esthesia
paresthesia
sensation
abnormal sensation, such as tingling
-form
uniform
in the shape of
having the same shape throughout
-gen
carcinogen
producing, coming to be
cancer-causing agent
-genesis
pathogenesis
production of
production of disease
-genic
iatrogenic
producing
induced by treatment
-globin
hemoglobin
protein
protein of red blood cells
-globulin
immunoglobulin
protein
one of certain structurally related proteins
-gram
electorcardigram
a recording
brain scan
-graph
encephalograph
recording instrument
instrument for measuring brain activity
-iasis
psoriasis
pathological condition or state
chronic skin disease
-ic
gastric
pertaining to
relating to the stomach
-lepsy
catalepsy
condition of
condition characterized by seizures of extreme rigidity
-leptic
cataleptic
having seizures
person with catalepsy
-malacia
osteomalacia
softening
gradual softening of bone
-oid
cardioid
like, resembling
cardioid
-oma
myoma
tumor, neoplasm
neoplasm of muscle tissue
-opia
diplopia
vision
double vision
-opsia
chloropsia
vision
condition of seeing objects as green
-opsy
biopsy
view of
cutting from living tissue to be viewed
-ostomy
colostomy
opening
surgical opening in the colon
-oxia
anoxia
oxygen
lack of oxygen
-para
primipara
bearing
woman who has given birth once
-parous
viviparous
producing bearing
bearing living young
-penia
leukopenia
deficiency
condition with fewer than normal white blood cells
-pepsia
dyspepsia
digestion
impaired digestion
-pexy
nephropexy
fixation, usually done surgically
surgical fixation of a floating kidney
-phasia
aphasia
speaking
loss of or reduction in speaking ability
-pheresis
leukapheresis
removal
removal of leukocytes from drawn
-phil
cyanophil
attraction affinity for
element that turns blue after staning
-philia
hemophilia
attraction affinity for
blood disorder with tendency to hemorrhage
-phobia
acrophobia
fear
fear of heights
-phonia
neuraphonia
sound
loss of sounds
-phoresis
electrophoresis
carrying
movement of particles in an electric field
-phoria
euphoria
feeling carrying
feeling of well-being
-phrenia
schizophrenia
of the mind
term for a common psychosis
-phthisis
hemophthisis
wasting away
anemia
-phylaxis
prophylaxis
protection
prevention of disease
-physis
epiphysis
growing
part of a long bone distinct from and growing out of the shaft
-plakia
leukoplakia
plaque
white patch on the mucous membrane
-plasia
dysplasia
formation
abnormal tissue formation
-plasm
protoplasm
formation
living matters
-plastic
hemoplastic
forming
forming new blood cells
-pnea
eupnea
breath
easy, normal respiration
-poiesis
erythropoiesis
formation
formation of red blood cells
-poietic
erythropoetic
froming
of the formation of red blood cells
-porosis
osteoporosis
lessening in density
lessening of bone density
-ptosis
blepharoptosis
falling down, drooping
drooping eyelid
-rrhage
hemorrhage
discharging heavily
to bleed profusely
-rrhagia
heavy discharge
heavy discharge
hemorrhage from the trachea
-rrhaphy
herniorrhaphy
surgical suturing
surgical repair of the hernia
-rrhea
dysmenorrhea
a flowing, a flux
difficult menstrual flow
-rrhexis
cardiorrhexis
rupture
rupture of the heart wall
-schisis
spondyloschisis
splitting
failure of fusion of the vertebral arch in an embryo
-somnia
insomnia
sleep
inability to sleep
-spasm
esophagospasm
contraction
spasm of the walls of the esophagus
-stalsis
peristalsis
contraction
movement of the intestines by contraction and relaxation of its tube
stasis
homeostasis
stopping, constant
state of equilibrium
-stat
bacteriostat
agent to maintain a state
agent that inhibits bacterial growth
-static
homeostatic
maintaining a state
stopping blood flow within a vessel
-stenosis
stenostenosis
narrowing
narrowing of the parotid duct
-stomy
colostomy
opening
surgical opening in the colon
-tome
osteotome
cutting instrument, segment
instrument for cutting bone
-tomy
laparotomy
cutting operation
incision in the abdomen
-trophic
atrophic
nutritional
of a wasting state, often due to malnutrition
-trophy
dystrophy
nutrition
changes that result from inadequate nutrition
-tropia
esotropia
turning
crossed eyes
tropic
neurotropic
turning toward
localizing in nerve tissue
tropy
neuotropy
condition of turning toward
affinity of certain contrast mediums for nervous tissue
-uria
pyuria
urine
pus in the urine
-version
retroversion
turning
a turning backward (said of the uterus)
