medical terminology (suffix) Flashcards
1.) al
pertaining to
2.) ase
enzyme
3.) blast
budding
4.) centisis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
5.) cidal
killing, destroying
6.) clast
break
7.) crit
to separate
8.) cyte
cells
9.) ectomy
surgical removal of a body part
10.) emia
blood condition
11.) emsis
vomiting condition
12.) gen, genesis
producing, forming
13.) gila
glue
14.) gram
record or picture
15.) ia
condition
16.) -iac, -ic, -ior
pertaining to
17.) itis
inflammation
18.) logy
study of
19.) lytic
dissolution
20.) megaly
enlargement
21.) meter
instrument used to measure and count
22.) odia
smell
23.) ologist
one who studies & practices
24.) oma
tumor
25.) opia
vision condition
26.) orrhea
flow, discharge
27.) orrhexis
rupture
28.) osis
abnormal condition
29.) ostomy
creation of a surgical opening
30.) otomy
cutting into, incision
31.) oxia
oxygen
32.) pathy
disease, suffering
33.) sclerosis
hardening
34.) scope
instrument for viewing
35.) scopy
visual examination
36.) sepsis
infection
37.) spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
38.) stasis
stopping, standing
39.) tomy
cutting, incision
40.) tropic
influencing
41.) algia
pain
42.) a
not, without
43.) ac
pertaining to, one afflicted with
44.) algesia
sensitive to pain
45.) cele
pouching, hernia
46.) clasis
to break
47.) dynia
pain
48.) graph
instrument used to record data & picture
49.) ole
little, small
50.) penia
deficiency
51.) pexy
fixation
52.) phobia
exaggerated fear, sensitivity
53.) plasty
surgical repair
54.) plegia
paralysis
55.) pnea
breathing
56.) ule
small
