Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
-algia, -dynia
Pain, suffering
-megaly
Enlargement
-necrosis
Tissue death
-ion
Action, state, or condition
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out
-plasty
Surgical repair
-itis
Inflammation
-osis
Abnormal condition or disease
-ostomy
The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy
Surgical incision, cutting
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bleeding, sudden severe bleeding
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
-graphy
The process of producing a picture or record
-gram
A picture or record
-scopy
Visual examination
-ology
The science or study of
-ologist
Specialist
-stasis, -static
Control, maintenance of a constant level
-cyte
Cell
-pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-ior
Pertaining to
-eat
Pertaining to
-stasis
Control
-oma
Tumor
-plasia
Formation
-ic
Pertaining to
-ac
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-eal
Pertaining to
-nic
Pertaining to
-tics
Pertaining to
-ose
Pertaining to
-crine
Secrete
-metry
Measure
-desis
To bind, tie together
-lysis
Loosening or setting free
