Medical terminology ch.1 sec. C suffixes Flashcards by Amber woods

Q

-algia, -dynia

A

Pain

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-centesis

A

surg. punct, to remove fluid

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ectomy

A

Excision, removal, resection

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-emia

A

blood condition

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-genic

A

produced by, in

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-gram

A

Record

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ia

A

condition

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ion

A

process

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-itis

A

inflammation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-ium

A

structure, tissue

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-lapse

A

to slide, fall or sag

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-lysis

A

Breakdown, destruction

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-malacia

A

softening

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

Q

-mission

A

to send

Q

-oid

A

resembling

Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass

Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

Q

-penia

A

deficiency, decrease

Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation, to put in place

Q

-phagia

A

eat, swallow

Q

-phoria

A

to bear, carry, feeling

Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

Q

-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth

Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

Q

-stomy

A

new opening to outside of the body

Q

-therapy

A

treatment

Q

-tomy

A

incision, process of cutting

Q

-um, -us

A

structure, thing, tissue

Q

-ac,-al,-an,-ar,-ary

A

pertaining to

Q

-eal,-ic,-ine,-ous,-tic

A

pertaining to