Suffix Flashcards
Pertaining to the heart
Ac
Cardiac
Pertaining to the kidney
Al As in Renal or Tic as In nephrotic
Pertaining to the ovary
An
Ovarian
Pertaining to the loin or lower back
Ar
Lumbar
Pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract
Ary
Alimentary
Pertaining to the larynx
Eal
Laryngeal
Pertaining to the small intestines
ic
Enteric
Pertains to the uterus
Ine
Uterine
Pertains to the skin
Ous
Cutaneous
Means surgical removal
Surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands
Ectomy
Mastectomy
Suture to stabilize
Surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall
Pexy
Gastropexy
Surgical repair
Surgical repair of the nose
Plasty
Rhinoplasty
Surgically created opening
A surgically created opening between the colon and body surface
Stomy
Colostomy
Cutting into
An incision into the abdomen
Tomy
Laparotomy
•Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas (for diagnosis or for treatment to remove excess fluid or gas)
•A surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine)
Centesis
Cytocentesis
Record of
The electrocardiographic hard copy record
Gram
Electrocardiogram
Instrument that records (or used as a record)
•the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
Graph
Electrocardiograph
Procedure that records
•the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart
Graphy
Electrocardiography
Separation or breakdown
Separation of the urine into its constituents
Lysis
Urinalysis
Instrument to visually examine
The procedure of visually examining inside the body
Scope
Endoscope
Procedure to visually examine
The procedure of visually examining inside the body
Scopy
Endoscopy
Treatment
Treatment with chemical substances or drugs
Therapy
Chemotherapy
Bursting forth
Bursting forth of blood from the vessels
rrhagia or rrage
Hemorrhage
To suture
Suturing of the small intestine
rrhaphy
Enterorrhaphy
Flow, discharge
Complete discharge of the bowels
rrhea
Diarrhea
Rupture
Rupture of the muscle
rrhexis
Myorrhexis
Pain
Joint pain
Aglia as in Arthralgia
Dynia as in Arthrodynia
State or condition
Condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose
ia
Hyperglycemia
Action, process state or condition
Condition of blood flow obstruction
ion (shuhn)
Infraction
Inflammation
Inflammation of the liver
Itis
Hepatitis
Performs or tends towards
Tends towards accumulation of fluid
Ive (ihv)
Congestive
Abnormal softening
Abnormal softening of the bone
Malacia
Osteomalacia
Enlargement
Enlargement of the heart
megaly
Cardiomegaly
Abnormal condition
Abnormal condition of the heart
Osis
Cardiosis
Disease
Disease of the small intestine
Pathy
Enteropathy
Abnormal hardening
Abnormal hardening of the arteries
Sclerosis
Arteriosclerosis
Structure
The structure surrounding the heart
Um
Pericardium
Thing
The joint (“thing”) between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones
Us
Tarsus
