Chapter 2 SUFFIXES Flashcards
-algesia
condition of pain
-ant
forming
-ase
enzyme
-ate
use, action
-blast
immature cell
-cide
to kill
-crit
to separate
-cuspid
point
-cyst
bladder, sac
-cyte
cell
-dipsia
thirst
-drome
that which runs together
-er
relating to, one who
-gen
formation
-genesis
formation
-ide
having particular quality
-ive
nature of, quality of
-logy
study of
-lymph
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
-or
one who
-phil
attraction
-stasis
control
-therapy
treatment
-thermy
heat
-um
tissue, structure
-uria
urine
-ac
pertaining to
-ad
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ile
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ose
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-us
pertaining to
-y
pertaining to
-cle
small or minute
-icle
small or minute
-ole
small or minute
-ula
small or minute
-ule
small or minute
-algia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-betes
to go
-cele (3 meanings)
hernia, swelling, tumor
-cusis
hearing
-derma
skin
-dynia
pain
-ectasis (2 meanings)
dilation, distention
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomiting
-ion
process
-itis
inflammation
-kinesis
motion
-lepsy
seizure
-lexia
diction
-malacia
softening
-mania
madness
-megaly
enlargement
-mnesia
memory
-noia
mind
-oid
resemble
-oma
tumour
-opia
vision
-oxia
oxygen
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-pepsia
to digest
-phagia
to eat, swallow
-phasia
speech
-phobia
fear
-plasia
formation
-plasm
a thing formed
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
a break
-desis
binding
-ectomy
surgical removal
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
recording
-ize (3 meanings)
to make, treat, or combine with
-lysis
destruction
-meter
instrument to measure
-metry
measurement
-opsy
to view
-pexy
surgical fixation
-pheresis
remove
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-scope
instrument for examining
-scopy
visual examination
-stomy
new opening
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
