Medical Terminology: Suffixes Flashcards
-cele
hernia
ex.) variocele
-algia
pain
ex.) myalgia
-cise
to cut
ex.) circurcumcise
-cyte
- cell
ex. ) leukocyte
-dynia
pain
ex.) vulvodynia
-ectasis
dilation;widening
ex.) telangiectasia
-genesis
producing;forming
ex.) parthenogenesis
-genic
produced by or in
ex.) cardiogenic shock
-iasis
abnormal condition
ex.) mydriasis
-ism
process;condition
ex.) Dwarfism
-itis
inflammation
ex.) gastritis
-logist
specialist
ex.) radiologist
-logy
study (process of)
ex.) pathology
-ia
condition
ex.) fibromiagia
-lysis
breakdown; separation
ex.) paralysis
-malacia
softening
ex.) osteomalacia
-megaly
enlargement
ex.) splenomegaly
-oma
tumor; fluid collection
ex.) sarcoma
-gen
substance that produces
ex.) endogen
-osis
condition; usually abnormal
ex.) psychosis
-plasm
formation; structure
ex.) cytoplasm
-rrhea
flow; discharge
ex.) diarrhea
-rrhexis
rupture
ex.) karyorrhexis
-stenosis
tightening;structure
ex.) restenosis
-sclerosis
hardening
ex.) multiple sclerosis
-therapy
treatment
ex.) hydrotherapy
-trophy
nourishment; development
ex.) pseudohypertherapy
-ptosis
droop; prolapse
ex.) apoptosis
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood) ex.) hemorrhage
-pathy
disease;emotion
ex.) neuropathy
-plasia
development; formation
ex.) achondroplasia
-centesis
surgical puncture for aspiration
-ectomy
surgical operation of a removal of a body part
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-an
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-gram
record
-graph
instrument used to record data
-graphy
process of recording
-ic
pertaining to
-meter
instrument used to measure
-metry
process of measuring
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-otomy
cutting into
-ous
pertaining to
-pexy
fixation
-plasty
surgical repair; reconstruction
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
-scope
instrument for viewing
-scopy
use of instrument for viewing
-tic
pertaining to
