Lessons 5 and 6 Flashcards
-emia
condition of the blood, congestion blood
compound suffix
ex: anemia, leukemia, anoxemia, tularemia
condition of the blood, congestion blood
compound suffix
-emia
-logy
science of, systematic study of
compound suffix
ex: physiology, cardiology, psychology, astrology
science of, systematic study of
compound suffix
-logy
-lysis
dissolution of or by, surgical division or separation
compound suffix
ex: hydrolysis, nephrolysis, electrolysis
dissolution of or by, surgical division or separation
compound suffix
-lysis
-mania
madness for or about
compound suffix
ex: kleptomania, dipsomania, egomania, monomania
madness for or about
compound suffix
-mania
-pathy
disease of, treatment of disease of or by
compound suffix
ex: osteopathy, neuropathy, hydropathy
disease of, treatment of disease of or by
compound suffix
-pathy
-phobia
abnormal fear of
compound suffix
ex: claustrophobia, agoraphobia, hydrophobia
abnormal fear of
compound suffix
-phobia
-therapy
treatment of or by
compound suffix
ex: chemotherapy, psychotherapy, heliotherapy
treatment of or by
compound suffix
-therapy
-tomy
surgical operation on, surgical cutting of
compound suffix
ex: glossotomy, gastronomy, lobotomy
surgical operation on, surgical cutting of
compound suffix
-tomy
-ectomy
surgical removal of
compound suffix
ex: appendectomy, tonsillectomy
surgical removal of
compound suffix
-ectomy
-uria
condition of the urine
compound suffix
ex: hematuria, acetonuria, noctalbuminuria
condition of the urine
compound suffix
-uria
acr-
extremity, summit
base
ex: acropodium, acromicria, acroscopic
extremity, summit
base
acr-
amyl-
starch
base
ex: amyloid, amylase, amylolysis, amyloplast
starch
base
amyl-
bar-
weight, pressure
base
ex: barethesia, dysbarism, abarognosis
weight, pressure
base
bar-
bary-
heavy
base
ex: baryphonia
heavy
base
bary-
blenn-
mucus
base
ex: blenophthalmia, blennorrhagia, oligoblennia
mucus
base
blenn-
cyt-
cell
base
ex: cytoplasm, chromocyte, cytolysis
cell
base
cyt-
dips-
thirst
base
ex: adipsia, dipsophobia
thirst
base
dips-
derpan-
sickle
base
ex: drepanium, drepanocyte
sickle
base
derpan-
erythr-
red
base
ex: erythrodermia, erythrophyll, photerythrous
red
base
erythr-
glyc-
sugar
base
ex: glycogen, glycolysis, glycophye
sugar
base
glyc-
glycos-
sugar, glucose
base
ex: hyperglycosuria
sugar, glucose
base
glycos-
hist-, histi-
tissue
base
ex: histokinesis, histometaplastic, histotrophic
tissue
base
hist-, histi-
hyster-
uterus, hysteria
base
ex: hysterics, hysteria, hysterectomy
uterus, hysteria
base
hyster-
ichthy-
fish
base
ex: ichthyismus, ichthyodont, ichthyotoxismus
fish
base
ichthy-
irid-, iris-
iris, rainbow
base
ex: iridization, iridocyte, iridokinesia
iris, rainbow
base
irid-, iris-