Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acr/o
A
extremities, top, extreme point
3
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acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
aden/o
A
gland
5
Q
adip/o
A
fat
6
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
11
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
12
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
13
Q
chem/o
A
drug, chemical
14
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
15
Q
chron/o
A
time
16
Q
col/o
A
colon
17
Q
hydr/o
A
water, fluid
18
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
19
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
20
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
21
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
22
Q
mamm/o, mast/o
A
breast
23
Q
my/o
A
muscle
24
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
25
necr/o
death
26
neutr/o
neutrophil
27
nucle/o
nucleus
28
ot/o
ear
29
peritone/o
peritoneum
30
phag/o
to eat, swallow
31
phleb/o
vein
32
plas/o
formation, development
33
pneumon/o, pulmon/o
lungs
34
splen/o
spleen
35
staphyl/o
clusters
36
strept/o
twisted chains
37
thorac/o
chest
38
ven/o
vein
39
crani/o
skull
40
cele
hernia
41
centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
42
coccus; cocci
berry-shaped bacterium
43
dynia
pain
44
genesis
condition of producing, forming
45
graph
instrument for recording
46
graphy
process of recording
47
lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
48
malacia
softening
49
megaly
enlargement
50
penia
deficiency
51
plastia
development, formation, growth
52
plasty
surgical repair
53
ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
54
rrhea
flow, discharge
55
sclerosis
hardening
56
stasis
controlling, stopping
57
stomy
opening to form a mouth
58
therapy
treatment
59
trophy
development, nourishment
60
er
one who
61
ia
condition
62
ole
little, small
63
ule
little, small
64
um, ium
structure, tissue
65
us
structure, substance
66
ar
pertaining to
67
ary
pertaining to
68
eal
pertaining to
69
oid
resembling, derived from
70
ose
pertaining to, full of
71
ous
pertaining to
72
tic
pertaining to
73
What is a hernia?
protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
74
What is a hiatal hernia?
when the stomach protrudes up into the mediastinum
75
What is a inguinal hernia?
when the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region
76
What is a cystocele?
when the bladder herniates through the vaginal wall
77
What is a rectocele?
protrusion of portion of the rectum towards the vagina
78
What is a omphalocele?
a herniation of the intestines through abdominal wall at birth
79
Where are red blood cells made and what do they do?
made in the bone marrow and carry oxygen from lungs to body cells
80
What is hemoglobin?
an important protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen through the bloodstream
81
What are the two types of white blood cells?
granulocytes and monocytes
82
What are the three types of granulocytes?
eosinophils, basophils, and neutrophils
83
What are the two types of mononuclear cells?
lymphocytes and monocytes
84
What are thrombocytes?
tiny fragments of bone cells formed in the bone marrow and are necessary for clotting
85
What is acromegaly?
endocrine disorder caused when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after puberty subsides
usually cause by pituitary tumors
hands, feet, and face grow larger than rest of body
86
What are adenoids?
small masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx
may need to be taken out if they swell
