Musculoskeletal System Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness, debility
5
Q
-blast
A
immature, embryonic cell
6
Q
-clasia
A
to break, surgical fracture
7
Q
-clast
A
to break, surgical fracture
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or a joint)
10
Q
-dynia
A
pain
11
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal, excision
12
Q
-genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
13
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-ia
A
condition, state
15
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-ion
A
the act of, action, condition
17
Q
-ism
A
condition
18
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
19
Q
-kinesia
A
movement
20
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
21
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
22
Q
-meter
A
instruments for measuring
23
Q
-oid
A
resembling
24
Q
-oma
A
tumor, neoplam
25
-osis
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily w/blood cells)
26
-pathy
disease
27
-physis
growth
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
-porosis
porous
30
-rrhexis
rupture
31
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
32
-scopy
visual examination
33
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
34
-tome
instrument used to cut
35
-tomy
incision
36
-tone
tone
37
-tonia
tone, degree of muscle tension
38
-tonic
pertaining to tone
39
-trophy
nourishment, development
