Medical Terminology- Suffixes Flashcards
-a
no meaning
-ac
pertaining to
-ad
toward
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar or -ary
pertaining to
-centesis
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid
-cyte
cell
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
dilation, expansion, stretching out
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-gen
substance or agent that causes
-genic
producing, originating, causing
-gram
record, radiographic image
-graph
instrument used to record, record
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
-ia
diseased or abnormal state
-iatrist
specialist, one who practices
-iatry
treatment, specialty
-ic
pertaining to
-ictal
seizure, attack
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-logist
one who studies or treats, specialist
-logy
study of
-lysis
breaking down, dissolution, separating
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
intrument used to measure
-metry
measurement
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor, swelling
-opia
vision (condition)
-osis
abnormal condition
-ous
pertaining to
-paresis
slight paralysis
-pathy
disease
-penia
abnormal reduction (in numbers)
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-phobia
abnormal fear
-plasia
condition of formation, growth, development
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
-plasty
surgical repair
-pnea
breathing
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
-rrhaphy
suturing , repairing
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument used for visual exams
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
-scopy
visual exam
-sis
state of
-stenosis
constriction,narrowing
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of muscle
-stomy
creation of artifical opening
-um
structure
-uria
urine, urination
-thorax
chest cavity, chest
-tome
instrument used to cut
-tomy
incision, cut into
-trophy
nourishment, development
-tripsy
surgical crushing