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Lesson 4 Section 2A Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most popular suffix in medicine?

A

-IA, because it means pathological condition.

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What does the suffix -IC or -ICAL mean and what type of suffix is it?

A

Characteristic of.
Adjectival

~Epileptic

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3
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What does the suffix - OSIS mean?

A

Condition of

~Psychosis

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4
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What does the suffix -LEPSY mean?

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Seizure or attack

~Epilepsy - a disease of the nervous system marked by seizures

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5
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What does the suffix -ID mean?

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Body or particle

~Plasmid

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6
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What does the suffix -INE mean and what type of suffix is it?

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Relating to
Adjectival

also, chemical substance

~Bovine, Morphine

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What does the suffix -IAC mean and what type of suffix is it?

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Relating to
Adjectival

~Cardiac

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What does the suffix -IAN mean and what type of suffix is it?

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Relating to
Adjectival

~Avian

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9
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What does the suffix -ITE mean, chemically and biologically?

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Chemically means- Salt or ester of an acid with a name ending in -OUS

~Nitrite is a salt or ester of nitrous acid

Biologically- Segment of a body part

~Dendrite- a part of a nerve cell

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10
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What is a Diagnostic Suffix?

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This tells us that something about the body isn’t the way it’s supposed to be.

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11
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Meaning of the suffix -ALGIA and what type is it?

A

Pain
Diagnostic

~Neuralgia - nerve pain

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Meaning of the suffix -DYNIA and what type is it?

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Pain
Diagnostic

~Gastrodynia - Pain in the stomach

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Meaning of the suffix -EMIA and what type is it?

A

Blood Condition
Diagnostic

~Leukemia - Cancer of white blood cells

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Meaning of the suffix -IA and what type is it?

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Condition Disease
Diagnostic

~Polyuria - Excessive urination

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Meaning of the suffix -MALACIA and what type is it?

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Softening
Diagnostic

~Chondromalacia - softening of the cartilage

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Meaning of the suffix -MEGALY and what type is it?

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Enlargement
Diagnostic

~Cardiomegaly - Enlargement of the heart

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17
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Meaning of the suffix -OMA and what type is it?

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Tumor or Mass
Diagnostic

~Sarcoma - cancerous tumor of connective tissue

18
Q

Meaning of the suffix -OSIS and what type is it?

A

Abnormal condition
Diagnosis

~Dermatomycosis- fungal skin infecion

19
Q

Meaning of the suffix - PATHY and what type is it?

A

Disease
Diagnostic

~Myopathy- disease of muscle tissue

20
Q

Meaning of the suffix -PENIA and what type is it?

A

Deficiency
Diagnostic

~Leukopenia - Deficient number of white blood cells

21
Q

Meaning of the suffix -PLEGIA and what type is it?

A

Paralysis
Diagnostic

~Quadriplegia - Paralysis of all four limbs

22
Q

What is the difference between Apnea and Dyspnea?

A

Apnea the cessation of breathing (temporary stop), Dyspnea is shortness of breath.

23
Q

Meaning of the suffix -SCLEROSIS and what type is it?

A

Hardening
Diagnostic

~Arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries

24
Q

Meaning of the suffix -RRAGE and what type is it?

A

Bursting Forth
Diagnostic

~Menorrhagia - excessive menstrual flow

25
Q

Meaning of the suffix -RRHEA and what type is it?

A

Flow, discharge
Diagnostic

~Menorrhea - normal menstrual flow

26
Q

Meaning of the suffix -RRHEXIS and what type is it?

A

Breaking Open
Diagnostic

~Cardiorrhexis - Rupture of the heart

27
Q

What is a Procedural Suffix?

A

A suffix that describes what doctors do.

28
Q

Meaning of the suffix -CENTESIS and what type of suffix is it?

A

Puncture
Procedural

~Abdominocentesis - puncture of spiration abdominal cavity to remove fluid

29
Q

Meaning of the suffix -ECTOMY and what type of suffix is it?

A

Surgical-Removal
Procedural

~Appendectomy - surgical removal of appendix

30
Q

Meaning of the suffix -GENIC and what type of suffix is it?

A

Producing, forming
procedural

~Teratogenic- causing birth defects

31
Q

Meaning of the suffix -GRAPHY and what type of duffix is it?

A

Process of recording
Procedural

~Mammorgraphy - X-ray photography of breasts

32
Q

Meaning of the suffix -LYSIS and what type of suffix is it?

A

Separation
Procedural

~Dialysis - separation of waste materials from the blood

33
Q

Meaning of the suffix -OPSY and what type of suffix is it?

A

View of, vision
Procedural

~Biopsy- Removal of living tissue for examination

34
Q

Meaning of the suffix -PLASTY and what type of suffix is it?

A

Surgcal Repair
Procedural

~Rhinoplasty- plastic surgery of the nose

35
Q

Meaning of the suffix -SCOPY and what type of suffix is it?

A

Visual-Examination
Procedural

~Arthroscopy - visual examination of the joints

36
Q

Meaning of the suffix -STOMY and what type of suffix is it?

A

Opening
Procedural

~Tracheostomy- cutting an air/drainage opening to the trachea

37
Q

Meaning of the suffix -TOMY and what type of suffix is it?

A

Incision Cutting
Procedural

~Blepharotomy- Surgical incision of an eyelid

38
Q

What is an Adjectival Suffix?

A

Suffix that means - Pertaining to

39
Q

What is the meaning of the word plastic in the medical field?

A

Capable of being molded

Can also mean - Tending to build up tissue to restore a lost part.

40
Q

Meaning of the suffix -VOROUS and what type of suffix is it?

A

Eating
Adjectival

~Carnivorous-Meat eating

41
Q

Meaning of the suffix -PLAST and what type of suffix is it?

A

Cell, living substance
Adjectival

~Chloroplast - the photosynthetic unit of the plant cell

42
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Meaning of the suffix -PLASTY and what type of suffix is it?

A

Formation, plastic repair of
Adjectival

~Otoplasty -plastic surgery of the ear

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