Chapter 3; suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
abdomino
A
abdominal
2
Q
acro
A
extremities, top, extreme point
3
Q
acuo
A
sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
adeno
A
gland
5
Q
adipo
A
fat
6
Q
amnio
A
amnion
7
Q
angio
A
vessel
8
Q
artero
A
artery
9
Q
arthro
A
joint
10
Q
axillo
A
armpit
11
Q
bio
A
life
12
Q
blepharo
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
bladder
21
Q
encephalo
A
brain
22
Q
erytrhro
A
red
23
Q
hemo
A
blood
24
Q
hapato
A
liver
25
hydro
WATER
26
inguino
groin
27
ischo
to hold back
28
laparo
abdomen
29
laryngo
larynx
30
lympho
lymph
31
mammo, mast
breast
32
morph
shape
33
muc
mucus
34
myo
muscle
35
myelo
spinal cord; bone marrow
36
necro
death
37
neutro
neutrophil
38
oto
ear
39
phago
eat, swallow
40
phlebo
vein
41
plaso
formation, development
42
pleuro
pleura
43
pneumono, pulmono
lungs
44
radio
x-rays
45
recto
rectum
46
spleno
spleen
47
staphylo
clusters
48
strepto
twisted chains
49
thrombo
clot
50
tonsillo
tonsils
51
veno
vein
52
-cele
hernia
53
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
54
coccus/cocci
berry shaped bacterium/ia
55
-malacia
softening
56
-penia
deficiency
57
-phobia
fear
58
-megaly
enlargement
59
-plasia
development, growth
60
-plasty
surgical repair
61
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
62
-rrhea
discharge, flow
63
-sclerosis
hardening
64
-stomy
opening to form mouth
65
-therapy
treatment
66
-trophy
development, nourishment
67
-er
one who
68
-ia
condition
69
-ist
specialist
70
-ole
small
71
-ule
small
72
-um, -ium
tissue, structure
73
-us
structure, substance
74
-y
condition, process
