Suffix Flashcards
Suffixes
1
Q
-osis
A
condition
2
Q
-emia
A
blood
3
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
4
Q
-stomy
A
creating new surgical opening
5
Q
-pexy
A
to suture to
6
Q
-plasty
A
to surgically repair
7
Q
-tomy
A
to cut into surgically; to make an incision
8
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
9
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture into
10
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement of
11
Q
-pathy
A
disease
12
Q
-logy
A
the study of
13
Q
-graph
A
to record with an instrument
14
Q
-graphy
A
the act of using an instrument to record
15
Q
-gram
A
a record of
16
Q
-scope
A
instrument used to look at or view
17
Q
-scopy
A
the act of using an instrument for viewing
18
Q
-rrhea
A
to flow
19
Q
-rrhage
A
to burst
20
Q
-lysis
A
to break down
21
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
