EMT Common Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
pertaining to pain
-asthen(o)
weakness
-blast
immature cell
-cele
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
-centesis
pertaining to a procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fl uid or obtain a sample for analysis
-cytle
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
esthesi(o)-
pertaining to sensation or perception
-genic
causing
-gram
record
-graph
a record or the instrument
used to create the record
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
decline,disintegration, or destruction
-megaly
enlargement of
-ology
science of
-oma
tumor
-osis
pertaining to a disease process (see also -sis)
-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
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
-taxis
order, arrangement of
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
-uria
pertaining to a substance in
the urine or the condition so
indicated
