Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
-aphiga
Pain
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-oma
Tumor or mass
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease
-plasia
Development/ growth
-trophy
Nourishment
-therapy
Treatment
-stenosis
Narrowing
-sclerosis
Hardening
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-otomy
Cutting into
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-gram
Record or picture
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-meter
Instrument for measuring
-scope
Instrument for viewing
-scopy
Process of visually examining
-ac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-an
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-eal
Pertaining to
-iac
Pertaining to
-ic
Pertaining to
-ical
Pertaining to
-ile
Pertaining to
-ior
Pertaining to
-ory
Pertaining to
-ose
Pertaining to
-ous
Pertaining to
-tic
Pertaining to