Chapter 2 - Suffixes Flashcards
Suffixes
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
3
Q
-cele
A
hernia, protrusion (cystocele - protrusion of the bladder)
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal cell condition (too many)
6
Q
-ectasis
A
dilated, stretched out
7
Q
-edema
A
swelling
8
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
9
Q
-emia
A
condition of the blood
10
Q
-ia
A
state, condition
11
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
12
Q
-ism
A
state of, condition
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-list
A
stone
15
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
16
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
17
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement, large
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
20
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
21
Q
-pathy
A
disease
22
Q
-penia
A
too few
23
Q
-phobia
A
fear
24
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
25
-ptosis
drooping (Proctoptosis - drooping rectum)
26
-rrhage
bursting forth
27
-rrhagia
bursting forth
28
-rrhea
discharge, flow
29
-rrhexis
rupture
30
-sclerosis
hardened condition
31
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
32
-statis
stopping
33
-stenosis
narrowing
34
-toxic
poison
35
-uria
condition of the urine
36
-graph
instrument for recording
37
-metry
process of measuring
38
-cle
small
39
-cyesus
pregnancy (salpingocyesis - fallopian tube pregnancy)
40
-cyte
cell
41
-derma
skin condition
42
-dipsia
thirst
43
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
44
-gen
that which produces (mutagen - that which produces mutations)
45
-genesis
produces, generates (osteogenesis - produces bone)
46
-globin
protein
47
-gravida
pregnancy
48
-kinesia
movemebt
49
-oid
resembling
50
-ole
small
51
-opia
vision
52
-oxia
oxygen
53
-partum
birth, labor
54
-pepsia
digestion
55
-phagia
eating, swallowing
56
-phasia
speech
57
-pnea
breathing
58
-ptysis
spitting or coughing up (hemoptysis)
59
-thorax
chest
60
-ac
pertaining to
61
-al
pertaining to
62
-ar
pertaining to
63
-ary
pertaining to
64
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
65
-clasia
surgical breaking
66
-clasis
surgical breaking
67
-desis
surgical fixation
68
-dynia
pain
69
-eal
pertaining to
70
-ic
pertaining to
71
-kinesia
movement
72
-metry
process of measuring
73
-osis
abnormal condition
74
-otomy
cutting into
75
-ous
pertaining to
76
-porosis
porous
77
-rrhexis
rupture
78
-tome
instrument to cut
79
-an
pertaining to
80
-atic
pertaining to
81
-ectomy
surgical removal
82
-gen
that which produces
83
-globulin
protein
84
-gram
record, picture
85
-graphy
process of recording
86
-iac
pertaining to
87
-iatric
medical specialty
88
-iatrist
physician
89
-iatry
treatment, medicine
90
-ician
specialist
91
-ine
pertaining to
92
-ior
pertaining to
93
-lith
stone
94
-logist
one who studies
95
-logy
study of
96
-manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
97
-nic
petraining to
98
-ory
pertaining to
99
-ose
pertaining to
100
-osmia
smell
101
-ostomy
cutting into
102
-para
to bear (offspring)
103
-pexy
surgical fixation
104
-phil
attracted to
105
-phonia
voice
106
-plasm
formation
107
-plasty
surgical repair
108
-poiesis
formation
109
-scope
instrument to view
110
-scopy
process of visual examining
111
-therapy
treatment
112
-tic
pertaining to
113
-tripsy
crushing
114
-trophic
development
115
-trophy
nourishment, development
116
-ule
small
