Chapter 3 - Noun Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
pain
A
-algia, -dynia
2
Q
hernia
A
-cele
3
Q
surgical puncture to remove fluid
A
-centesis
4
Q
berry-shaped
A
-coccus
5
Q
bacterium
A
-cocci
6
Q
cell
A
-cyte
7
Q
excision, removal, resection
A
-ectomy
8
Q
blood condition
A
-emia
9
Q
condition of producing, forming
A
-genesis
10
Q
record
A
-gram
11
Q
instrument for recording
A
-graph
12
Q
process of recording
A
-graphy
13
Q
inflammation
A
-itis
14
Q
study of
A
-logy
15
Q
breakdown, destruction, seperation
A
-lysis
16
Q
softening
A
-malacia
17
Q
enlargement
A
-megaly
18
Q
tumor,mas,collection of fluid
A
-oma
19
Q
to view
A
-opsy
20
Q
condition, usually abnormal
A
-osis
21
Q
disease condition
A
-pathy
22
Q
deficiency
A
-penia
23
Q
fear
A
-phobia
24
Q
development, formation, growth
A
-plasia
25
surgical repair
-plasty
26
drooping, falling, prolapse
-ptosis
27
hardening
-sclerosis
28
instrument for visual examination
-scope
29
process of visual examination
-scopy
30
controlling, stopping
-stasis
31
controlling, stopping
-stasis
32
opening to form a mouth
-stomy
33
treatment
-therapy
34
incision, cutting into
-tomy
35
development, nourishment
-trophy
36
one who
-er
37
condition
-ia
38
-ist
condition
39
specialist
-ist
40
little, small
-ule, -ole
41
structure, tissue
-um, -ium
42
structure, substance
-us
43
condition, process
-y
