Suffix Flashcards
-algia
Pain
Neuralgia: nerve pain
- al
- eal
- ial
Pertaining to
Neonatal: pertaining to the first week after birth
-ar
Pertaining to
Ventricular: pertaining to ventricles of heart or brain
-ary
Pertaining to
Pulmonary: pertaining to lungs
-centesis
Puncture & aspiration
Thoracentesis: puncture of thoracic cavity to remove fluid
- ac
- iac
Pertaining to
iliac: pertaining to the ilium
-ectomy
Surgical removal
Appendectomy: surgical removal of appendix
-ella
Small
Patella: kneecap
-genic
Producing, forming
Teratogenic: causing birth control
-graphy
Process of recording
Mammography: x-Ray photograph of breasts
-dynia
Pain
Gastrodynia: pain in the stomach
-iatric
Medical treatment
Pediatric: treatment & care of children
- ic
- ical
Pertaining to
Nephric: pertaining to the kidney
-ine
Pertaining to
Equine: pertaining to, characteristic of, derived from the horse
-emia
Blood condition
Leukemia: cancer of white blood cells
-lepsy
Seizure or attack
Epilepsy: disease of the nervous system marked by seizures
-lysis
Separation
Dialysis: separation of waste materials from the blood
-ia
Condition, disease
Polyuria: excessive urination
-oid
Resembling
Sinusoid: resembling a sinus
-itis
Inflammation
Laryngitis: inflammation of the larynx
-malacia
Softening
Chondromalacia: softening of the cartilage
-megaly
Enlargement
Cardiomegaly: enlargement of the heart
-opsy
View of, vision
Biopsy: removal of living tissue for examination
-osis
Abnormal condition
Dermatomycosis: fungal skin infection
-ostomy
Opening
Tracheostomy: cutting an air/drainage opening into the trachea
-otomy
Incision, cutting
Cystotomy: surgical incision into the urinary bladder
-ous
Characteristic of
Cartilaginous: consisting of or characteristic of cartilage
-pathy
Disease
Myopathy: disease of muscle tissue
-plast
(Chloroplast: the photosynthetic unit of a plant cell)
-plasty
Formation, plastic repair of
Otoplasty: plastic surgery of the ear