Medical Terminology - Suffixes Flashcards
-dynia
pain
-age
related to
-ectomy
excision
-edema
swelling
-gen
formation
-gram
weight, mark, record
-graph
to write, record, instrument for recording
-us
pertaining to, structure
-graphy
recording
-oma
tumor
-penia
lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
-plasia
formation, produce
-poiesis
formation
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to (ie: hypodermic)
-algia
pain, ache
-blast
immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cyte
cell
-derma
skin
-dermis
skin
-er
relating to, one who
-form
shape
-genes
produce
-genesis
formation, produce
-genic
formation, produce
-gnosis
knowledge
-graft
pencil, grafting knife
-hexia
condition
-ia
condition (ie: leukoplakia)
-ile
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to, substance
-ion
process (ie: transfusion)
-ior
pertaining to
-is
pertaining to
-ism
condition
-itis
inflammation
-ad
pertaining to
-ive
nature of, quality of
-logy
study of
-morph
form, shape
-oid
resemble, like, similar
-oma
tumor, mass fluid collection
-omion
shoulder
-on
pertaining to
-osis
condition
-ous
pertaining to (ie: cutaneous)
-pathy
disease, emotion
-physis
growth
-plakia
plate
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-scope
instrument for examining
-scopy
to view, examine, visual examination
-sis
state of, condition
-sepsis
decay
-some
body
-stomy
new opening
-therapy
treatment
-thermy
heat
-tic
pertaining to
-um
tissue, structure
-us
pertaining to, structure
-tomy
incision
-trophy
nourishment, development
-troph(y)
nourishment, development
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
-or
one who, doer
-ist
one who specializes, agent (ie: dermatologist, antagonist)
-taxia
order
-ceps
head
-kinesia
motion, movement
-kinesis
motion, movement
-ure
process
-spasm
tension, spasm
-phragm
fence
-rrhaphy
suture
-plegia
stroke, paralysis, palsy
-in
substance
-ing
quality of
-ity
condition
-desis
binding
-ity
condition
-y
condition, pertaining to, process
-able
capable
-act
to act
-algesia
condition of, pain of
-ant
forming
-arche
beginning
-ase
enzyme
-asthenia
weakness
-ate, -ate(d)
use, action, having the form of, possessing
-betes
to go
-body
body
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
-cide
to kill
-clasia
a breaking
-clasis
crushing, breaking up
-cle
small
-clysis
injection
-cope
strike
-crit
to separate
-culture
cultivation
-cusis
hearing
-cuspid
point
-cyesis
pregnancy
-cyst
bladder, sac
-dipsia
thirst
-drome
course
-ectasia
dilatation
-ectasis
dilatation, dilation, stretching, expansion
-ectasy
dilation
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-ergy
work
-esis
condition
-esthesia
feeling
-fuge
to flee
-glia
glue
-globin
protein
-grade
step
-iasis
condition
-iatrics
treatment
-iatry
treatment
-ician
specialist, physician
-ide
having a particular quality
-ize
to make, to treat or combine with
-lalia
to talk
-lemma
sheath, rind
-lepsy
seizure
-lexia
diction, word, phrase
-liter
liter
-lith
stone
-lymph
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
-lysis
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening
-malacia
softening
-mania
madness
-megaly
enlargement, large
-meter
instrument to measure
-metry
measurement
-mnesia
memory
-noia
mind
-ole
opening, small
-one
hormone
-opia
sight, vision
-opsia
sight, vision
-opsy
to view
-orexia
appetitie
-ose
pertaining to
-oxia
oxygen
-paresis
weakness
-pepsia
to digest
-pexy
surgical fixation
-phagia
to eat, to swallow
-phasia
to speak
-pheresis
removal, remove
-phil
attraction
-philia
attraction
-phobia
fear
-phoresis
to carry
-phraxis
to obstruct
-phylaxis
protection
-plasm
thing formed, plasma
-pnea
breathing
-praxia
action
ptysis
to spit, spitting
-puncture
to pierce
-rrhage
to burst forth
-rrhagia
to burst forth, bursting forth
-sound
sound
-spasm
tension, spasm, contraction
-stalsis
contraction
-stasis
control, stop, stand still
-staxis
dripping, trickling
-sthenia
strength
-systole
contraction
-tone
tension
-tripsy
crushing
-type
type
-y
condition, pertaining to, process
-uria
urination, condition of urine