Medical Terminology - Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
pain
-cele
hernia, protrusion
-cise
cut
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-gen
that which produces
-genesis
produces, generates
-genic
producing, produced by
-ia
state, condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-logist
one who studies
-logy
study of
-lysis
destruction
-malacia
abnormal softening
-mgealy
enlargement, large
-oma
tumor, mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-plasia
development, growth, formation
-plasm
formation, development, growth
-ptosis
drooping
-rhage
excessive, abnormal flow
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
hardening
-stenosis
narrowing
-therapy
treatment
-trophy
nourishment, development
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-otomy
cutting into, incision
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-gram
record or picture
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-scope
instrument for viewing
-scopy
process of visually examining
-stasis
standing still
-taxia
muscular condition
-tension
pressure
-thorax
chest
-tic
pertaining to
-tocia
labor, childbirth
-tome
instrument used to cut
-tonia
tone
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-tropia
to turn