Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
abdomino
A
abdomen
2
Q
acro
A
top
extremities
extreme point
3
Q
acu
A
sharp
severe
sudden
4
Q
aden
A
gland
5
Q
adipo
A
fat
6
Q
amnio
A
amnion
- sac surrounding embryo in fetus
7
Q
angi
A
vessel
8
Q
arterio
A
artery
9
Q
anthro
A
joint
10
Q
axillo
A
armpit
11
Q
bio
A
life
12
Q
belpharo
A
eyelid
13
Q
broncho
A
bronchial tubes
14
Q
carcino
A
cancer
15
Q
cardio
A
heart
16
Q
chemo
A
drug
chemical
17
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
18
Q
chrono
A
time
19
Q
colo
A
colon
20
Q
cysto
A
urinary bladder
21
Q
encephalo
A
brain
22
Q
erthyro
A
red
23
Q
hemo
A
blood
24
Q
hepato
A
liver
25
hydro
water
fluid
26
inguino
groin
27
ischo
hold back
28
lapro
abdomen
abdominal wall
29
laryng
larynx
30
leuko
white
31
lymph
Lymph- clear fluid that bathes tissues spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body
32
mammo
masto
breast
33
morph
shape or form
34
muc
mucus
35
myo
muscle
36
myelo
spinal cord
bone marrow
37
necro
death (body or cells)
38
nephro
kidneys
39
neuro
nerve
40
neutro
neutrophil (white blood cell)
41
nucelo
nucleus
42
opthalmo
eye
43
opi
opium
44
osteo
bone
45
oto
ear
46
patho
disease
47
pertinoneo
peritoneum
48
phago
vein
49
plaso
pleura
- membrane surrounding the lungs
50
pneumono
pulmono
lungs
51
radi
x-ray
52
recto
rectum
53
reno
kidney
54
rhino
nose
55
sarc
flesh
56
spleno
spleen
57
strepto
twisted chains
58
thorac
chest
59
thrombo
veinclot
60
tonsillo
tonsils
61
tracheo
trachea
62
veno
vein
63
encephalo
brain
64
cerebro
cerebrum
65
cephal
head
66
cranio
skull
67
psycho
mind
68
staphyl
clusters
69
-algia
pain
70
-cele
hernia
71
centesis
puncture to remove fluid
72
coccus
cocci
berry shaped bacterium
73
-cyte
cell
74
-dynia
pain
75
-ectomy
removal
excision
resection
76
-emia
blood condition
77
-genesis
condition of producing
forming
78
-gram
record
79
-graph
instrument for recording
80
-itis
inflammation
81
-logy
study of
82
-lysis
breakdown
destruction
separation
83
-malacia
softening
84
-megaly
enlargement
85
-oma
tumor or mass
collection of fluid
86
-opsy
to view
87
-osis
condition (abnormal)
88
-pathy
disease condition
89
-penia
deficiency
90
-phobia
fear
91
-plasia
process of recording
development
formation
growth
92
-plasty
surgical repair
93
-ptosis
drooping
falling
prolapse
94
-rrhea
flow
discharge
95
-sclerosis
hardening
96
-scope
instrument for visual examination-s
97
-scopy
process of visual examination
98
-stasis
stopping
controlling
99
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
100
-therapy
treatment
101
-tomy
cutting into
incision
102
-trophy
development
nourishment
103
-er
one who
104
-ia
conditions
105
-ist
specialist
106
-oid
resembling
derived from
107
-ole
-ule
little, small
108
-um
0ium
structure
tissue
109
-us
structure
substance
110
-y
condition
process
111
-as
-iac
pertaining to (structures)
112
-al
pertaining to a body part or function
113
-ar
pertaining to structures or functions-
114
-ary
pertaining to
115
-eal
pertaining to a root word related to a specific anatomical part
116
-geneic
pertaining to producing
produced by or in
117
-ic
-ical
pertaining to body parts, conditions, or process
118
-ose
full of
pertaining to
119
-ous
characterized
pertaining to
120
-tis
pertaining to
121
