Chapter 3. Suffixes Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
0
Q

-cele

A

hernia

cytocele

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

-algia

A

pain

neuralgia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluids

amniocentesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q
  • coccus

- cocci (plural)

A

berry-shaped bacteria/bacterium

streptococcus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

-cyte

A

cell

erythrocyte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

-dynia

A

pain

pluerodynia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

mastectomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

anemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

carcinogenesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

-gram

A

record

electroencephalograph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

angiography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

bronchitis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

-logy

A

study of

ophthalmology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

hemolysis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

-malacia

A

softening

osteomalacia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

agromegaly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass

myoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

-opsy

A

to view

biopsy

18
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

necrosis

19
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

cardiomyopathy

20
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

erythropenia

21
Q

-phobia

A

fear

acrophobia

22
Q

-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

achondroplasia

23
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

angioplasty

24
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

blepharoptosis

25
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

osteosclerosis

26
Q

-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

laproscope

27
Q

-scopy

A

process of visually examining

laproscopy

28
Q

-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

metastasis

29
Q

-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth

colostomy

30
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

chemotherapy

31
Q

-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

laprotomy

32
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

hypertrophy

33
Q

-er

A

one who

34
Q

-ia

A

condition

leukemia

35
Q

-ist

A

specialist

nephrologist

36
Q

-ole -ule

A

little, small

arteriole, venule

37
Q

-um -ium

A

structure, tissue

pericardium

38
Q

-us

A

structure, substance

mucus, esophagus

39
Q

-y

A

condition, process

nephropathy

40
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by or in

carcinogenic

41
Q

-oid

A

resembling

adenoids

42
Q

-ose

A

pertaining to full of

adipose

43
Q

-ar -ary -eal -ous -tic

A

pertaining to