Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus (-cocci)
A
berry-shaped
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-er
A
one who
10
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-ia
A
condition
15
Q
-ist
A
specialist
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
Q
-logy
A
study of
18
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
19
Q
-malacia
A
softening
20
Q
-ole
A
little, small
21
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
22
Q
-opsy
A
to view
23
Q
-osis
A
condition (abnormal)
24
Q
-pathy
A
disease
25
-penia
deficiency
26
-phobia
fear
27
-plasia
development, formation, growth
28
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
29
-sclerosis
hardening
30
-scope
instrument for visual examination
31
-scopy
process of visual examination
32
-stasis
controlling, stopping
33
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
34
-therapy
treatment
35
-tomy
incision, cutting into
36
-trphy
development, nourishment
37
-ule
little, small
38
-um
structure, tissue
39
-ium
structure, tissue
40
-us
structure, substance
41
-y
condition, process
42
-ac
pertaining to
43
-iac
pertaining to
44
-al
pertaining to
45
-ar
pertaining to
46
-ary
pertaining to
47
-eal
pertaining to
48
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by or in
49
-ic
pertaining to
50
-ical
pertaining to
51
-oid
resembling, derived from
52
-ose
pertaining to
53
-ous
pertaining to
54
-tic
pertaining to
55
abdmonin/o
abdomen
56
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
57
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
58
aden/o
gland
59
adip/o
fat
60
amni/o
amnion (surrounding embryo in uterus)
61
angi/o
vessel
62
arteri/o
artery
63
arthr/o
joint
64
axill/o
armpit
65
bi/o
life
66
blephar/o
eyelid
67
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
68
carcin/o
cancer
69
cardi/o
heart
70
chem/o
drug, chemical
71
chondr/o
cartilage
72
morph/o
shape
73
muc/o
mucus
74
my/o
muscle
75
myel/o
spinal cord
76
necr/o
death (cells/body)
77
nephr/o
kidney
78
neur/o
nerve
79
neutr/o
neutrophil (white blood cell)
80
nucle/o
nucleus
81
ophthalm/o
eye
82
oste/o
bone
83
ot/o
ear
84
path/o
disease
85
peritone/o
peritoneum
86
phag/o
eat
87
phleb/o
vein
88
plas/o
formation, development
89
chron/o
time
90
col/o
colon (large intestine)
91
cyst/o
bladder
92
encephala/o
brain
93
erythr/o
red
94
hem/o
blood
95
hepat/o
liver
96
hydr/o
water
97
inguin/o
groin
98
isch/o
to hold back
99
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
100
laryng/o
larynx
101
leuk/o
white
102
lymph/o
lymph
103
mamm/o
breast
104
mast/o
breast
105
pleur/o
pleural
106
pneumon/o
lungs
107
pulmon/o
lungs
108
radi/o
x-rays
109
rect/o
rectum
110
ren/o
kidney
111
rhin/o
nose
112
saRc/o
flesh, malignant
113
splen/o
spleen
114
staphyl/o
clusters
115
strept/o
twisted chaines
116
thorac/o
chest
117
thromb/o
clot
118
tonsil/o
tonsils
119
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
120
ven/o
vein
121
Red blood cell
Erythrocyte
122
Clotting cell
Throbocyte
123
White blood cell
Leukocyte
124
Esinophils
white blood cell
125
Basphils
white blood cell
126
Neutrophil
white blood cell
127
lymphocytes
white blood cell
128
monocytes
white blood cell
