Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
condition of pain
-emia
blood condition
-ia
condition, disease
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor, mass
-osis
condition, abnormal condition
-pathy
disease condition
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting fourth of blood
-sclerosis
hardening
-uria
condition of urine
-al, -eal
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy
removal, resection, excision
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recovery
-lysis
separation, breakdown, destruction
-plasty
surgical repair or correction
-scopy
process of visual examination
-stomy
opening
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
incision, to cut into
enlargement of the liver
hepatomegaly
pain in the ear
otalgia
holding back blood from an organ (depriving it of blood supply)
ischemia
collection or mass of blood
hematoma
abnormal condition of the lung (inflammation and accumulation of material often caused by bacterial infection)
pneumonia
disease of heart muscle
cardiomyopathy
inflammation of the tube leading from the throat to the stomach
esophagitis
angioplasty
surgical repair of a blood vessel using a catheter (tube), balloon, and stent
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals to destroy malignant cells
mammogram
x-ray record of the breast
thoracentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest
colostomy
a new opening of the large intestine to the outside of the body
phlebotomy
incision of a vein to withdraw blood
hysterectomy
removal of the uterus
angiography
process of recording x-ray images of blood vessels after injecting contrast
laryngoscopy
visual examination of the voice box
an interruption of the blood supply to the brain is a stroke, also known as a:
cerebrovascular accident
hardening of fatty plaque in the lining of the arteries
?arteriosclerosis
pertaining to time (occurring over a long period of time)
Chronic
incision of the skull
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sharp, sudden, brief
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treatment using cold temperatures
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record of electricity in the brain
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the membrane surrounding the fetus
amniocentesis
muscle pain
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malignant tumor of bone marrow
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enlargement of the heart
cardiomegaly
abnormal condition of the death of cells
necrosis
disease condition of the kidney
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a heart attack is an obstruction of blood flow to the heart muscle, also known as a:
myocardio infarction
use of a machine that filters wastes from the blood is:
hemo
hardening of arteries is called:
arteriosclerosis
high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells is:
leukaemia
blood in the urine is:
hematuria
high levels of wastes (urea) In the blood is:
ur
acute
from the latin ‘sharpen’ and ‘needle’
sudden in nature and severe in intensity
asymptomatic
a-: away from; without
symptomat/o: fall together, happen
showing no symptoms or signs of illness, no deviation from health is felt or can be seen
auscultation
auscult/o: listening
-ation: a process
using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs, or intestines
chronic
chron/o: time
continuing for 3 months or more
communicable disease
communic/o: impart; transmit
-able: ability to be
infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with an infected person, animal, or insect
congenital
congenit/o: present at birth
-al: pertaining to
caused by an abnormality in the fetus as it develops or caused by an abnormal process that occurs during gestation or birth
degenerative
de: reversal of; without
gener/o: production; creation
-ative: pertaining to
caused by the progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging process
disease
des: lack of
aise: ease
any change in the normal structure or function of the body.
etiology
eti/o: cause
science of causation; cause or orgin of disease
hereditary
heredit/o: genetic inheritance
-ary: pertaining to
caused by an inherited or spontaneous mutation in the genetic material of a cell.
hospice
French for ‘hospital almshouse’
an inpatient facility for pts who are dying from a terminal illness and who have less than 6 months to live
iatrogenic
iatr/o: physician; medical treatment
-genesis: origin
greek for ‘brought fourth by the healer’
caused by treatment that was given to the patient
idiopathic
idi/o: unknown; individual
path/o: disease; suffering
having no identifiable or confirmed cause
inspection
inspect/o-: looking at
-ion: action, condition
using the eyes or an instrument to examine internal and external surfaces of the body
nosocomial
nosocomi/o: hospital
hospital-acquired; now HAI or hospital-acquired infection
palliative care
palliate/o: reduce the severity of
-ive: pertaining to
supportive medical and nursing care to keep the pt comfortable
palpation
palpate/o: touching; feeling
using the fingers to feel masses or enlarged organs to detect tenderness or pain.
pathogen
path/o-: disease; suffering
-gen: that which produces
a disease-causing microorganism such as a bacterium, virus, fungus
percussion
percuss/o-:tapping
-ion: action; condition
using the fingers, hands, or small instruments to examine the body.
sign
any deviation from health that is experienced by the patient and can be seen or detected by others.
symptom
any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient
syndrome
syn-: together
-drome: a running
set of symptoms and signs associated with and characteristic of one particular disease
terminal illness
termin/o-: end, boundary
illness from which the pt cannot recover and which will result in death
therapeutic
therapeut/o-: treatment
an action (from therapy or medicine) that results in improvement in the symptoms or signs of a disease
