Common Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
pertaining to pain
-centesis
pertaining to a procedure in which an organ is body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
esthesi(o)-
pertaining to sensation of perception
-genic
causing
-graph
a record or the instrument used to create the record
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement of
-ology
science of
-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
-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
examination with an instrument
-sis
a process, action, or condition
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
-uria
pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated
