Chapter 2 - Suffixes Flashcards
-ar
Pertaining to
-rrhexis
Rupture
Thorac
Chest
Dia-
Through, across
-cele
Hernia, swelling
Cyan
Blue
-spasm
Involuntary contraction, twitching
Thromb/o
Blood clot
Hepat/o
Liver
Log
Study of
-algia
Pain
Ventr
Belly, belly side
-penia
Decrease, deficiency
-esis
Condition
Leuk-
White
-scopy
Visual examination
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
Pneumon
Air; Lung
Cardi/o
Heart
-sclerosis
Abnormal condition of hardening
Surgical suffixes
Describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part.
-phobia
Fear
-eal
Pertaining to
-ole
Small, minute
Append
Appendix
Rhin/o
Nose
-edema
Swelling
-malacia
Softening
Mast/o
Breast
Electr/o
Electricity
-ic
Pertaining to
-ist
Medicine; treatment
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
Oste/o
Bone
-tomy
Incision
-ule
Small, minute
Encephal/o
Brain
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement
-iatry
Medicine; treatment
Poster
Back (of body), behind, posterior
An-
Without, not
-emia
Blood condition
-ectomy
Excision, removal
-ac
Pertaining to
-ism
Condition
Gastr
Stomach
-ia
Condition
-al
Pertaining to
Neur
Nerve
-plasty
Surgical repair
-gram
Record, writing
Diagnostic suffixes
Describe a procedure performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness.
Acous
Hearing