medical suffixes Flashcards by grace hedges

Q

centesis- meaning

A

surgical puncture

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clasis- meaning

A

to break, surgical fracture

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desis- meaning

A

binding or fixation (of a joint)

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ectomy- meaning

A

removal

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lysis- meaning

A

separation, loosening

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pexy- meaning

A

fixation (of an organ)

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plasty- meaning

A

surgical repair

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rrhaphy- meaning

A

suture

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stomy- meaning

A

form an opening (mouth)

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tome- meaning

A

instrument to cut

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tomy- meaning

A

incision

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tripsy- meaning

A

crushing

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Q

gram- meaning

what type of suffix

A

record, write

diagnostic suffix

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graph- meaning

what type of suffix

A

instrument to record

diagnostic suffix

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graphy- meaning

what type of suffix

A

process to record

diagnostic suffix

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scope- meaning

what type of suffix

A

instrument for examining

diagnostic suffix

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scopy- meaning

what type of suffix

A

visual exam

diagnostic suffix

Q

algia, dynia- meaning

type of suffix

A

pain

pathological suffix

Q

cele- meaning

type of suffix

A

hernia, swelling

pathological suffix

Q

ectasis- meaning

type of suffix

A

dialation, expanding

pathological suffix

Q

emesis- meaning

type of suffix

A

vomiting

pathological suffix

Q

emia- meaning

type of suffix

A

blood condition

pathological suffix

Q

gen, genesis- meaning

type of suffix

A

forming, origin

pathological suffix

Q

itis- meaning

type of suffix

A

inflammation

pathological suffix

oma- meaning type of suffix

tumor pathological suffix

osis- meaning type of suffix

abnormal condition, disease pathological suffix

pathy- meaning type of suffix

disease pathological suffix

penia- meaning type of suffix

decreased, lower pathological suffix

phobia- meaning type of suffix

fear pathological suffix

plegia- meaning type of suffix

paralysis pathological suffix

ptosis- meaning type of suffix

prolapse, downward position pathological suffix

rrhea- meaning type of suffix

discharge, flow pathological suffix

rrhexis- meaning type of suffix

rupture pathological suffix

sclerosis- meaning type of suffix

hardening, abnormal condition pathological suffix

toxic- meaning type of suffix

poison pathological suffix

spasm- meaning type of suffix

twitch pathological suffix

stenosis- meaning type of suffix

narrowing pathological suffix

meter- meaning type of suffix

instrument for measuring diagnostic suffix

metry- meaning type of suffix

act of measuring diagnostic suffix

megaly- meaning

enlargement

'-' name and meaning

macron long sounding

'Breve' meaning

short sounding letter