NUR111: Med Term EXAM 1 - Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-tasis
A
herniation
protrusion
2
Q
-ectomy
A
excision of
3
Q
-itis
A
inflammation of
4
Q
-oma
A
tumor of
5
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition of
6
Q
-ostomy
A
opening into, for drainage
7
Q
-otomy
A
incision into
8
Q
-penia
A
poverty
deficiency
9
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
10
Q
-plasty
A
repair
11
Q
-ptosis
A
falling
prolapse
12
Q
-rhea
A
discharge
flow
13
Q
-rrhage
A
spurting out
usually blood
14
Q
-rrhaphy
A
repair, suture of
