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