Part 5 Flashcards
-ac
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-acousia
sense of hearing
-acousis
sense of hearing
-ad
moving in a direction towards
-aemia
condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)
-agogue
agent used to induce (an action); agent used to induce flow (of a substance, or from an organ or tissue); agent used to induce expulsion (of a foreign body)
-agra
sudden and severe pain
-al
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-algesia
pain in
-algia
pain [usually followed by “in”]
-aphia
sense of touch
-ar
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-ary
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-asthenia
absence of strength; weakness
-ate
having; having the form of
-atresia
absence (of a normal bodily opening)
-auxe
enlargement
-auxesis
enlargement
-auxis
enlargement
-blast
embryonic cell
-carcinoma
malignant tumour
-cele
protrusion (of an organ or other structure); protrusion filled with (a substance)
-centesis
surgical puncture of [to withdraw fluid]
-cide
act of killing/destroying; agent used to kill/destroy
-clasia
the act of breaking (something) up
-clasis
the act of breaking (something) up
-clast
instrument used to break
-cleisis
closure
-clysis
irrigation
-crine
secretion
-cyesis
pregnancy
-cyte
cell
-desis
surgical immobilization; surgical fusion
-dipsia
thirst
-e
an instrument
-eal
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-ectasia
dilation of; expansion of
-ectasis
dilation of; expansion of
-ectome
instrument used to excise [i.e., to cut out]
-ectomize
to excise; to cut out; to remove
-ectomy
excision; surgical removal
-ectopia
maposition of; displacement of
-ectopy
maposition of; displacement of
-edema
fluid-filled swelling of
-elcosis
ulceration
-emesis
vomiting
-emetic
causing vomiting
-emia
condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)
-emphraxis
obstruction
-ergasia
work
-ergia
work
-esthesia
senstation; sensitivity
-esthetic
movement
-ferous
bearing; containing
-gamy
marriage; sexual union
-genesis
formation; development; growth
-genic
producing; forming; produced by
-geusia
sense of taste
-geustia
sense of taste
-gram
record
-graph
instrument used to record
-graphy
act of recording
-gravida
woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time)
-haemia
condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)
-hemia
condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)
-ia
[Creates a noun]; condition; condition characterized by
-iasis
disorder (of an organ/structure/function/characteristic); [abnormal] condition characterized/caused by (a substance)
-iatrics
study and treatment of [medical profession or physician]
-iatry
study and treatment of [medical profession or physician]
-ic
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-ical
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-ine
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-ism
disorder (of an organ/structure/function/characteristic); [abnormal] condition characterized/caused by (a substance)
-ist
a specialist (in a subject)
-itis
inflammation
-kinesia
movement
-kinesis
movement
-kinetic
pertaining to movement
-lepsy
seizure
-lith
stone; calculus [pl. calculi]
-logical
pertaining to the study (of a subject)
-logist
a specialist in the study (of a subject)
-lysis
destruction of; loosening of; breakdown of
-lytic
pertianing to the destruction of; pertaining to the loosening of; pertaining to the breakdown of
-malacia
softening (of an organ or structure)
-mania
excessive preoccupation (with something)
-maniac
one who has an excessive preoccupation (with something)
-megaly
enlargement (of an organ or structure)
-meter
instrument used to measure
-metry
measurement (of an organ, structure, function, characteristic)
-necrosis
death of [cells, tissue or organs]
-odynia
pain in
-oid
resembling, like
-oma
tumour; swelling; abnormal mass
-omata
tumours; swellings; abnormal masses
-oncus
tumour; swelling; abnormal mass
-opia
visual disorder; vision; viewing
-opsia
visual disorder; vision; viewing
-opsy
visual disorder; vision; viewing
-opy
visual disorder; vision; viewing
-orexia
appetite
-orexis
appetite
-osis
disorder (of an organ/structure/function/characteristic); [abnormal] condition characterized/caused by (a substance)
-osmia
sense of smell
-osphresia
sense of smell
-osphresis
sense of smell
-ostomy
creation of a passage between (one organ) and (another organ); creation of a passage between two segments of (one organ)
-para
woman who has given birth (n times)
-paresis
slight weakness
-pathic
pertaining to disease; diseased
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency of
-pepsia
digestion
-pexis
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
-pexy
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
-phage
one that eats
-phagia
the act of eating, chewing, biting, swallowing, devouring
-phagy
the act of eating, chewing, biting, swallowing, devouring
-phile
one who has a love/liking/preference/affinity (for something/someone)
-philia
love (for something/someone); liking/preference (for something/someone); an affinity (for something)
-philic
loving/liking/preferring/having an affinity (for something/someone)
-phobe
one who has a persistent and irrational fear (of something/someone)
-phobia
persistent and irrational fear (of something/someone)
-phobic
persistently and irrationally fearing (something/someone)
-phoria
emotional state
-phylaxis
protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process)
-phyma
swelling
-phymata
swellings
-plasia
prolifteration; growth; development
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
respiration
-poiesis
production; formation; development; act of shaping
-poietic
pertaining to formation or development
-pore
pore; passage
-ptosis
prolapse of [a slipping down of an oran or part of an organ]
-rrhage
rapid discharge of (a substance); rapid discharge from
-rrhagia
rapid discharge of (a substance); rapid discharge from
-rrhaphy
suture of
-rrhea
discharge of (a substance); discharge from
-rrhexis
rupture of
-schisis
the act of splitting
-sclerosis
hardening of (an organ or other body structure); hardening cause by (a substance)
-scope
instrument used to make a visual examination [On rare occasion the instrument does not refer to visual examination but to examination by other means.]
-scopy
visual examination
-sepsis
infection of
-septic
pertaining to the infection of
-spasm
spasm of
-stasis
act of controlling
-stat
device used to control; agent used to control
-static
pertaining to the control of
-stenosis
narrowing of
-sthenia
strength
-strophe
turning; twisting
-therapy
treatment of (an object); treatment by means of (a means of treatment)
-tic
[Creates an adjective]; pertaining to; located in
-tome
instrument used to cut
-tomy
cutting into; incision
-toxin
substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
-tripsis
the act of crushing; friction; the act of rubbing
-tripsy
the act of crushing; friction; the act of rubbing
-trophy
nutrition; growth
-urgy
work
-uria
condition of the urine; urination; presence of (a substance) in the urine
-y
[Creates a noun]; condition; condition characterized by
