Suffix Flashcards
-algia
Pain
-ectomy
Cutting out;
-ia
Condition
-ic
Pertaining to
-ism
Condition, process
-oma
Tumor, mass
-opsy
Process of viewing
-osis
Abnormal condition
leu·ko·sis | \ lü-ˈkō-səs \
-sis
State of
-tomy
Process of cutting into
lap·a·rot·o·my | \ ˌla-pə-ˈrä-tə-mē \
-abrasion
scraping
Dermabrasion
-clasis
Intentional fracture; to break up
Osteoclasis
-chezia
elimination of waste; defecation
hematochezia
ˌhē-mə-tə-ˈkē-zē-ə
-chalasia
relaxation; slackening
achalasia
-lunar
Moon, moonlike
Semolina
Half-moon
Softening
-malacca
Osteomalacia
Bone softening
Enlargement
-megaly
Splenomeglay
Spleen enlargement
Measurement, length
-metric, -merry
Isometric
Same length
Like, in the shape of
-oid
Sigmoid
S-shaped
Vision, vision condition
-opia
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Viewing
-oscopy
Laparoscopy
Viewing the abdominal cavity
Signifies a carbohydrate (especially sugar)
-ose
Lactose
Milk sugar
Condition, process
-osis
Dermatitis
Skin condition
Formation of an opening
-Soto my
Tracheostomy
Forming an opening in the trachea
Cut
-otomy
Lobotomy
Cut of lobe
Lack
-penia
Leukopenia
Local of white (cells)
Loving
-Philic
Hydrophilic
Water-loving
Fearing
-phobic
Hydrophobic
Water-fearing
Partition
-phragm
Diaphragm
Partition separating thoracic and abdominal cavities
Growth, formation
-plasia
Hyperplasia
Excessive growth
Substance, matter
-plasm
Neoplasm
New matter
Shape, make
-plasty
Rhinoplasty
Reshaping the nose
Paralysis
-plegia
Triplegia
Paralysis in three limbs
Breath, breathing
-pnea
Apnea
Cessation of breathing
Breaking out, discharge
-(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia
Hemorrhage
Blood discharge
See, suture
-(r)rhaphy
Meningeiorrhaphy
Suturing of meninges
Flow
-(r)rhea
Diarrhea
Flow through (intestines)
Body
-some
Chromosome
Stained body
Pressure
-tension, -tension
Hypertension
High pressure
Relating to pressure, tension
-tonic
Isotonic
Same pressure
Crushing
-tripsy
Lithotripsy
Stone-crushing
Small, little
-ule
Tubule
Small tube
Refers to urine condition
-uria
Proteinuria
Protein in the uring
-ia
Condition
Pneumonia
-itis
Inflammation
Bronchitis
Esophagitis
Laryngitis
Meningitis
Cystitis
Phlebitis
Colitis
-megaly
Enlargement
Cardiomegaly
Hepatomegaly
-Oma
Tumor, mass
Adenoma
Adenocarcinoma
Muons
Myosarcoma
Myeloma (bone marrow)