Medical Terminology: Suffixes Flashcards
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Suffix:
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Found at the end of the medical term and can be placed into several categories:
1) Suffixes indicating diseases/abnormal conditions
2) Suffixes indicating a surgical procedure
3) Suffixes indicating a diagnostic procedure
4) General Suffixes
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-algia
A
Pain
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-asthenia
A
Weakness
4
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-cele
A
protrusion
5
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-dynia
A
Pain
6
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-cytosis
A
abnormal cell condition (too many)
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-ectasis
A
dilated
8
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-edema
A
swelling
9
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-emia
A
blood condition
11
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-ia
A
state, condition
12
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
13
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-ism
A
state of
14
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-lith
A
stone
14
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-lysis
A
to destroy
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-lytic
A
destruction
17
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-malacia
A
abnormal softening
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-megaly
A
enlarged
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-oma
A
tumor, mass
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-pathy
A
disease
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-penia
A
too few
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-phobia
A
fear
24
-plegia
paralysis
25
-ptosis
drooping
26
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
27
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
28
-rrhea
discharge, flow
29
-rrhexis
rupture
30
-sclerosis
hardening
31
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
32
-stasis
stopping
33
-stenosis
narrowing
34
-toxic
poison
35
-uria
urine condition
36
-clasia
surgical breaking
37
-desis
surgical fusing
38
-ectomy
surgical removal
39
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
40
-otomy
cutting into
41
-pexy
surgical fixation
42
-plasty
surgical repair
43
-rrhaphy
suture
44
-tome
instrument to cut
45
-tripsy
surgical crushing
46
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
47
-gram
record or picture
48
-graph
instrument for recording
49
-graphy
process of recording
50
-manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
51
-meter
instrument for measuring
52
-metry
process of measuring
53
-scope
instrument for viewing
54
-scopy
process of visually examining
55
-cle
small
56
-cyesis
pregnancy
57
-cyte
cell
58
-derma
skin condition
59
-dipsia
thirst
60
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
61
-gen
that which produces
62
-genesis
produces, generates
63
-genic
producing
64
-globin
protein
65
-globulin
protein
66
-gravida
pregnancy
67
-kinesia
movement
68
-oid
resembling
69
-ole
small
70
-opia
vision
71
-opsy
view of
72
-osmia
sense of smell
73
-oxia
oxygen
74
-para
to bear (offspring)
75
-partum
childbirth
76
-pepsia
digestion
77
-phagia
eating, swallowing
78
-phasia
speech
79
-phil
attracted to
80
-phonia
voice
81
-plasia
formation of cells
82
-plasm
formation
83
-pnea
breathing
84
-poiesis
formation
85
-porosis
porous
86
-ptysis
spitting up, coughing up
87
-therapy
treatment
88
-thorax
chest
89
-trophic
development
90
-trophy
development
91
-ule
small
92
-er
one who
93
-iatric
medical specialty
94
-iatrist
physician
95
-iatry
treatment, medicine
96
-ician
specialist
97
-ist
specialist
98
-logist
one who studies
99
-ology
study of
100
-ac
pertaining to
101
-al
pertaining to
102
-an
pertaining to
103
-ar
pertaining to
104
-ary
pertaining to
105
-atic
pertaining to
106
-eal
pertaining to
107
-ic
pertaining to
108
-ine
pertaining to
109
-ior
pertaining to
110
-nic
pertaining to
111
-ory
pertaining to
112
-ose
pertaining to
113
-ous
pertaining to
114
-tic
pertaining to
