Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
Algia
Pain
Cele
Hernia
Centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Coccus (singular)
Berry shaped
Cocci (Plural)
Bacterium
Cyte
Cell
Dynia
Pain
Ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
Emia
Blood condition
Genesis
Condition of producing, forming
Gram
Record
Graph
Instrument for recording
Itis
Inflammation
Logy
Study of
Lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
Malacia
Softening
Megaly
Enlargement
Oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
Opsy
To view
Osis
Condition, usually abnormal
Pathy
Disease condtion
Penia
Deficiency
Phobia
Fear
Plasia
Development, formation, frowth
Plasty
Surgical repair
Ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
Sclerosis
Hardening
Scope
Instrument for visual examination
Scopy
Process of visual examination
Stomy
Opening to form a mouth
Therapy
Treatment
Tomy
Incision
Trophy
Development, nourishment
Er
one who
Ia
Condition
Ist
Specialist
Ole
Little, small
Um, ium
Sturcture, tissue
Us
Structure, substance
Y
Condition, process
Ac, Iac
Pertaining to
Al
Pertaining to
Ar
Pertaining to
Ary
Pertaining to
Eal
Pertaining to
Genic
Pertaining to, producing, produced by or in
Oid
Resembling, derived from
Ose
Pertaining to, full of
Ous
Pertaining to
Tic
Pertaining to