Chapter 3- noun suffixes Flashcards
-cele
hernia
ie: rectocele
cycstocele
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
ie: thoracentesis
amniocentesis
abdominocentesis
- coccus (singular)
- cocci (plural)
berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria)
ie: staphylococci
-dynia
pain
ie: pleurodynia (pain in the chest that is aggravated by breathing)
ectomy
excision, removal, resection
ie: mastectomy
-emia
blood condition
ie: anemia
ischemia
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
ie: carcinogenesis
pathogenesis
-graph
instrument used for recording
ie: electroencephalogram
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
ie: hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells with release of hemoglobin)
-malacia
softening
ie: osteomalacia
chondromalacia
-megaly
enlargement
ie: acromegaly
-penia
deficiency
ie: erythropenia
-phobia
fear
-plasia
development, formation, growth
ie: achondroplasia
-plasty
surgical repair
ie: angioplasty
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
ie: blepharoptosis
-sclerosis
hardening
ie: arteriosclerosis
-stasis
controlling, stopping
ie: metasis (the spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original site to a secondary organ or location)
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
ie: colostomy
-therapy
treatment
ie: hydrotherapy
-trophy
development. nourishment
ie: hypertrophy
-er
one who
ie: radiographer
-ia
condition
ie: leukemia
-ole
little, small
ie: arteriole
-ule
little small
um, ium
structure, tissue
-us
structure, substance
