Chapter 23: Greek Compound Suffixes 2 (words) Flashcards
nycturia (nyct-ur-ia)
nyct = night
ur = urine
ia = nominal
frequency of urination at night
proctology (proct-o-logy)
proct = anus, rectum
logy = study or science of
the study of the rectum and anus, and of the treatment of their diseases
splenectomy (splen-ectomy)
splen = spleen
ectomy = cutting out, removal
excision of the spleen
biopsy (bi-op-sy)
bi = life
op = eye, sight
sy = nominal
the removal and examination of tissue from the living body
osteopathy (oste-o-pathy)
oste = bone
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
any disease of the bone
cacophony (cac-o-phon-y)
cac = bad
phon = sound, voice
y = nominal
a combination of sounds that are harsh or discordant
iridokeratitis (irid-o-kerat-itis)
irid = iris, rainbow
kerat = horn, cornea
itis = nominal
inflammation of the iris and cornea
salpingectomy (salping-ectomy)
salping = tube
ectomy = cutting out, removal
surgical removal of the uterine tube
angioplasty (angi-o-plasty)
angi = vessel
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
the widening of a blood vessel that has become narrow
enterostomy (enter-o-stomy)
enter = intestine
stomy = cutting of an opening or mouth
the formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall
atrophy (a-trophy), dystrophy (dys-trophy)
a = not, without
dys = bad, disordered, difficult
trophy = nourishment
a wasting away from a lack of nourishment
enteropathy (enter-o-pathy)
enter = intestine
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
any disease of the intestines
autopsy (aut-op-sy)
aut = self
op = eye, sight
sy = nominal
postmortem examination
nyctophobia (nyct-o-phobia)
nyct = night
phobia = intense fear of or aversion to
irrational fear of the night
ophthalmology (ophthalm-o-logy)
ophthalm = eye
logy = study or science of
the medical specialty dealing with the eye
astronomy (astr-o-nomy)
astr = star
nomy = study or science of
the branch of science dealing with celestial bodies
heliotherapy (heli-o-therapy)
heli = sun
therapy = treatment
treatment by exposure to the sun’s rays
rhinoplasty (rhin-o-plasty)
rhin = nose
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
surgical reshaping of the nose
oncology (onc-o-logy)
onc = tumor, swelling
logy = study or science of
the branch of medicine dealing with tumors
tracheostomy (trache-o-stomy), tracheotomy (trache-o-tomy)
trache = rough, windpipe
stomy = cutting of an opening or mouth
tomy = cutting
surgical opening of the trachea
cheiloplasty (cheil-o-plasty)
cheil = lip
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
plastic surgery on the lip
angiography (angi-o-graphy)
angi = vessel
graphy = writing, imaging
a technique used to visualize the blood vessels