Intro-Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia/swelling
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
4
Q
-clasis
A
to break/surgical fracture
5
Q
-desis
A
binding/fixation (bone or joint)
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
9
Q
-edema
A
swelling
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-gram
A
record,writing
13
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
14
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
15
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
Q
-lith
A
stone,calculus
18
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
19
Q
-malacia
A
softening
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
21
Q
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
22
Q
-metry
A
act of measuring
23
Q
-oma
A
tumor
24
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition, increase (usually blood cells)
25
-pathy
disease
26
-penia
decrease,deficiency
27
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
28
-phobia
fear
29
-plasty
surgical repair
30
-plegia
paralysis
31
-rrhage
bursting forth of
32
-rrhagia
bursting forth of
33
-rrhea
discharge, flow
34
-rrhaphy
suture
35
-rrhexis
rupture
36
-scope
instrument for examining
37
-scopy
visual examination
38
-stenosis
narrowing,stricture
39
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
40
-tome
instrument to cut
41
-tomy
incision
42
-toxic
poison
43
-tripsy
crushing
44
-trophy
development, nourishment
