Chapter 3 Suffixes Flashcards by Kristi Brenner

-algia / -dynia

pain

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-cele

hernia

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Hernia

Protrusion of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
Examples include: cystocele and rectocele

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Hiatal Hernia

Protrusion from Stomach to Esophagus

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Inguinalis

groin

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Omphalocele

hernia in umbilicus, navel

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Amniocentesis

Withdrawal of the fluid that surrounds the embryo for chemical analysis, culture, and karyotyping

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-coccus (plural: -cocci)

berry-shaped bacterium (circles)

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Streptos

twisted or chain-like

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Staphylos

grape-like

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Streptococcus or Staphylococcus

Bacteria that grows in chains or clusters

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-cyte

cell

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-genesis

condition of producing, forming

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-gram

record

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-emia

blood condition

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Anemia

Reduction in the number of erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the circulating blood
- Aplastic anemia (“not developing”, due ot inability of Bone Marrow)
- Sickle cell anemia
- Iron deficiency anemia

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-tomy

incision, cutting into
- nephrotomy (kidney incision)

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-stomy

creating or installing a new opening
- nephrostomy (kidney new opening)

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-ectomy

excision, removal
- nephrectomy (kidney removal)

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-graphy

process of recording

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-gram

the recording itself

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-itis

inflammation

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tonsilitis

infected and inflamed tonsils (lymphatic tissue)

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargment

-oma

tumer, mass, collection of fluid

-opsy

to view (under a microscope)

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

Acromegaly

Endocrine disorder; occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of GH after puberty - often results from a benign tumor of the pituitary gland - person's bones and soft tissue in the hands, feet, and feet grow abnormally

Splenomegaly

occurs with excessive hemolysis (RBC are destroyed)

-pathy

disease condition

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical replair

Achrondroplasia

A type of dwarfism characterized by short limbs, a normal-sized head and body, and normal intelligence

Hyperplasia

increase in number of cells

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

process of visual examination

-stasis

stopping, controlling

Blepharoptosis

Drooping eyelids - inability of the Mueller muscle to raise eyelid

Laparoscopy

Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope, a lighted telescopic instrument; A form of minimally invasive procedure - inserted through an incision - used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease or for various procedures

-stomy

creating or installing a new opening (mouth) opening to form a mouth

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

development, nourishment

hypertrophy

increase in size, not in number

-er

one who

-ia

condition

-ist

specialist

-ole / -ule

little small

-um, ium

structure, tissue

-us

structure, substance

-y

condition, process

-ac, iac / -al / -ar, ary / -eal / -ic, ical / -ous / -tis

pertaining to

-genic

pertaining to producing, produced by or in

-oid

resembling

-ose

pertaining to, full of

Ischemia

loss of normal blood flow to a part of the body