Medical Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
2
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
3
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
Pain
5
Q
-cardia
A
of the heart
6
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
7
Q
-emia
A
presence in the blood
8
Q
-genic
A
causing
9
Q
-lysis
A
destruction, deteoration
10
Q
-oma
A
Tumor, swelling
11
Q
-oxia
A
Oxygen level
12
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
13
Q
-edema
A
swelling
14
Q
-lith
A
stone
15
Q
-malacia
A
softening
16
Q
-phasia
A
speech
17
Q
-phasia
A
speech
18
Q
-philia, philic
A
affinity for, attracted to
19
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
20
Q
-scopy
A
exam with an instrument
21
Q
–ia
A
condition
22
Q
-ia
A
condition
23
Q
-eurysm
A
expanding, widening
24
Q
-ostosis
A
condition of bone
25
-paresis
weakness
26
-pnea
breathing
27
-poiesis
formation, production
28
-schisis
split
29
-stasis
stopping, controlling
30
-stoma/-stomy
create a new opening
31
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
32
-plasty
repair or reconstruction
33
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint
34
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
35
-rrhaphy
suture
36
-stomey
surgical opening
37
-tomy
incision
38
-tome
instrument to cut
39
-tripsy
crushing
40
-gram
record, writing
41
-graph
instrument for recording
42
-graphy
process of recording
43
-meter
instrument of measuring
44
-metry
act of measuring
45
-megaly
enlargment
46
-penia
decrease/deficiency
47
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
48
-plegia
paralysis
49
-rrhexis
rupture
50
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
51
-trophy
nourishment, development
52
-phobia
fear
