med chap 3 - suffix Flashcards
gastralgia
pain in the stomach
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
gastric
pertaining to the stomach
gastrostomy
creating a new opening into the stomach
pleura becomes
pleurae
thorax becomes
thoraces
diagnosis becomes
diagnoses
appendix becomes
appendices
apex becomes
apices
ganglion becomes
ganglia
bacterium becomes
bacteria
thrombus becomes
thrombi
fibroma becomes
fibromata
-a
a is a noun ending
-ac
pertaining to
-ad
toward, increase
-al
pertaining to
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to; relating to
-ate
something that…
-blast
embryonic stage of development
-cele
swelling or herniation
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cide
to kill; to destroy
-clasis
crushing or breaking up
-cyte
cell
-desis
binding or surgical fusion
-dynia
pain
-e
e is a noun ending
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasia
stretching or dilation
-ectasis
stretching or dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-esis
condition of
-gen
that which generates
-genesis
generating; formation
-genic
pertaining to formation, producing
-gram
record or picture
-graph
an instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnancy
-ia
condition (ia is noun ending)
-ian
specialist in a field of study
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
-iatric(s)
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment
-iatrician
one who treats; a physician
-iatrist
one who treats; a physician
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ician
specialist in a field of study
-ile
pertaining to; capable
-ion
action; process
-ism
condition
-ist
practitioner
-itis
inflammation
-ize
to make; to treat or combine with
-lepsy
seizure, attack
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
-logy
the study of
-logist
one who specializes in the study of
-lysis
destruction or detachment
-lytic
destruction
-mania
a mental disorder; a madness
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
an instrument used to measure
-metry
the process of measuring
-oid
resembling
-ole
small or little
-oma
tumor
-opia
visual condition
-opsia
visual condition
-opsy
process of viewing
-ory
pertaining to characterized by
-osis
condition
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease in; deficiency
-pexy
surgical fixation
-philia
attraction to
-phobia
abnormal fear
-plasia
formation or development
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
suturing
-rrhea
discharge; flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-scope
an instrument used to view
-scopy
the process of viewing with a scope
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-stomy
the surgical creation of a new opening
-tic
pertaining to
-tion
process of
-tomy
incision into
-tripsy
intentional crushing
-ula
small, little
-ule
“small one”
-um
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
-uria
a characteristic of the urine
-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
-y
condition; process (noun ending)