MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (SUFFIXES) Flashcards
-algia
pertaining to pain
-asthen(o)
weakness
-blast
immature cell
-cele
pertaining to tumor
-centesis
pertaining to a procedure where an organ or body cavity is punctured to drain fluid or obtain a sample
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-emia
pertaining to presence of a substance in the blood
-genic
causing
-gram
record
-graph
a record or the instrument used to create the record
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
decline, disintegration, destruction
-megaly
enlargement of
-ology
science of
-oma
tumor
-osis
pertaining to disease
-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening, or hole
-otomy
surgical incision
-pathy
disease or system for treating disease
-phagia
pertaining to eating or swallowing
-phasia
pertaining to speech
-phobia
pertaining to fear
-plasty
plastic surgery
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow/discharge
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
suture of; repair
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
examination with an instrument
-sis
a process, action, condition
-taxis
order, arrangement of
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
-uria
pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated
