common medical suffixes Flashcards
-algia
pain
ex: gastralgia
-cele
hernia, protrusion
ex: cystocele
-cise
cut
ex: excise
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
ex: cardiodynia
-ectasis
dilation
ex: Bronchiecatasis
-gen
that which produces
ex: mutagen
-genesis
produces, generates
ex: osteogenesis
-genic
produces, produced by
ex: carcinogenic
-ia
state, condition
ex: hemiplegia (condition of being paralizyed
-iasis
Abnormal condition
ex: lithiasis (Stones)
-ism
state of
ex: hypothryoidism
-itis
inflammation
ex: cellulitis
-logist
one who studies
ex: cardiologist
-logy
study of
ex: cardiology
-lysis
destruction
ex: osteolysis
-malacia
abnormal softening
ex: chrondromalacia (cartilage)
-megaly
enlargement, large
ex: cardiomegaly
-oma
tumor, mass
ex: carcinoma
-osis
abnormal condition
ex: cyanosis
-pathy
disease
ex: myopathy
-plasia
development, growth
ex: dysplasia
-plasm
formation, development
ex: neoplasm
-ptosis
drooping
ex: proctoptosis (rectum)
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
ex: hemorrhage (bleeding)
-rrhea
discharge, flow
ex: rhinorrhea (nose)
-rrhexis
rapture
ex: hysterorrhexis (uterus)
-sclerosis
hardening
ex: arteriosclerosis (artery)
-stenosis
narrowing
ex: angiostenosis (vessel)
-therapy
treatment
ex: chemotherpy
-trophy
nourishment, development
ex: hypertrophy
