Medical Suffixes Flashcards
-ostomy
Create new opening-Colostomy
-otomy
Make an insicion/cut into-Laparotomy
-ectomy
Excision/Removal of-Nefrectomy
-oscopy
Examination/Viewing of-Arthroscopy/Sistoscopy
-centesis
Puncture/Aspiration of-Pericardiocentesis-Thoracentesis-Arthrocentesis
-plasty
Repair/Restore/Replace-Rhinoplasty
-otripsy
Crush-Lithotripsy(crush a stone-litho) kidney stone
-desis
Bind/Fuse together-Pleurodesis
-scope
Instrument of viewing-Otoscope-Opthalmoscope
-opsy
Examination/Inspection-Biopsy
-gram
Record/Picture-Electrocardiogram EKG
-graph
Instrument used to record or take a picture -Electrocardiograph (intrument used to record electrical activity of the heart)
-graphy
Actual act of recording or taking a picture(electrocardiography is the act of recording the elctrical activity of the heart)
-itis
Inphlametion-Arthritis
-paresis
Weakness-Hemiparesis dificulty to move one side of the body
-plegia
Paralysis-Quadriplegia(4 members)
-rrhea
Discharge/Flow-Rhinorrhea-
-edema
Swelling-Blephadema(eyelid inflamation)
-odynia
Pain and disconfort-Osteodynia
-spasm
Muscle contraction-Vasospasm
-rrhage/rrhagia
Excesive flow/Discharge-Hemorrhage
-algia
Pain-Cephalgia (headache)-Neuralgia(nerve pain)
-megaly
Enlargement-Epatomegaly
-icle
Small/Microscopy-Denticle
-constriction
Narrow/Contract-Vasoconstriction
-dilation
Expand/Widen-Vasodilation
-eurysm
Expand/Widen-Aneurysm
-genesis
Development/Production-Neurogenesis
-stasis
Control/Stop-Hemostasis
-cele
Hernia-Gastrocele(Hernia in part of the stomach)
-genic
Coused by /Produced by-Cardiogenic(coused by a heart condition). Nephrogenic
-ism
Condition-Hyperthyrodism
-ologist
Specialist-Pulmonologist
-ology
Ology-The study of-Pulmonology
-oma
Tumor-Melanoma(skin cancer)
-pathy
Desease-Cardiomyopathy
-osis
Condition-Tuberculosis
-penia
Deficiency-Pancytopenia(definciency in al blood cells)
-pnea
Breathing-Tachypnea(rapid,fast breathing)
-emia
Blood condition-Anemia(deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobine)
