Chapter 5 Suffixes Flashcards
–al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pertaining to pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-blast
Immature cell
-cele
Pertaining to a tumor or swelling
-centesis
Pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis.
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Surgical removal of
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
-esthesia
Pertaining to sensation or perception
-genic
Causing
-gram
Record
-graph
A record or the instrument used to create the record
-ia
Condition of
-ic
Pertaining to
-itis
Inflammation
-lysis
Decline, disintegration, or destruction
-megaly
Enlargement of
-meter
Measuring instrument
-ology
Science or study of
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Pertaining to a disease process
-ostomy
Surgical creation of an opening
-pathy
Disease or a system for treating disease
-phagia
Pertaining to eating or swallowing
-phasia
Pertaining to speech
-phobia
Pertaining to an irrational fear
-plasty
Plastic surgery
-plegia
Paralysis
-pnea
Pertaining to breathing
-ptosis
Drooping
-rrhage
Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
-rrhagia
Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
Suture of; repair of
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
-scope
Instrument for examination
-scopy
Examination with an instrument
-sis
A process, action, or condition
-stasis
Slowing or stopping of the normal flow of fluid, such as blood
-taxis
Order, arrangement of
-trophic
Pertaining to nutrition
