Medical Terminology - Common suffixes Flashcards
What does the suffix -ology refer to?
Study of
What does the suffix -philia refer to?
Love of
What does the suffix -phobia refer to?
Fear of
What does the suffix -tension refer to?
Pressure
What does the suffix -xia refer to?
Oxygen
What does the suffix -capnea refer to?
Carbon dioxide
What does the suffix -ase refer to?
Enzyme
What does the suffix -aemia refer to?
blood
What does the suffix -asis refer to?
Action; process or result of
What does the suffix -ectomy refer to?
Removal of
What does the suffix -emesis refer to?
Vomit
What does the suffix -itis refer to?
Inflammation of
What does the suffix -Ism refer to?
Action or state of
What does the suffix -Megaly refer to?
Abnormal enlargement
What does the suffix -oma refer to?
Lump, tumour
What does the suffix -ostomy refer to?
Artificial opening
What does the suffix -Otomy refer to?
Incision into
What does the suffix -paresis refer to?
Motor weakness
What does the suffix -phagia refer to?
eating
What does the suffix -phasia refer to?
speech
What does the suffix -plegia refer to?
paralysis
What does the suffix -pnoea refer to?
air or breathing
What does the suffix -scopy refer to?
to look
What does the suffix -rhoea refer to?
to flow
What does the suffix -tension refer to?
pressure
What does the suffix -thermia refer to?
heat
What does the suffix -trophy refer to?
nourishment; growth
What does the suffix -uria refer to?
in urine
What does the suffix -vol refer to?
volume
