Review Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
Enzyme
2
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-chezia
A
Defecation, elimination of waste
4
Q
-ectasia
A
Stretching, dilation, expansion
5
Q
-ectasis
A
Stretching, dilation, expansion
6
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal, excision, resection
7
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
8
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
9
Q
-genesis
A
Producing, forming
10
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
11
Q
-iasis
A
Abnormal condition
12
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening
13
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
14
Q
-orexia
A
Appetite
15
Q
-pathy
A
Disease, condition
16
Q
-pepsia
A
Digestion
17
Q
-phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
18
Q
-prandial
A
Meal
19
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
20
Q
-ptosis
A
Droop, sag, prolapse, fall
21
Q
-ptysis
A
Spitting
22
Q
-rrhage
A
Bursting forth (of blood)
23
Q
-rrhagia
A
Bursting forth (of blood)
24
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Suture
25
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
26
-scopy
Visual examination
27
-spasm
Sudden contraction of muscles
28
-stasis
Stop, control, place
29
-stenosis
Tightening, stricture
30
-stomy
New opening (to form a mouth)
31
-tomy
Process of cutting
32
-tresia
Opening
