Suffix / Location, Number, Quality Flashcards
-ous / nervous
pertaining to / the nerves
-ary / pulmonary
pertaining to /the lungs
-ic / cephalic
pertaining to /the head
-ac / cardiac
pertaining to / the heart
-al / cervical
pertaining to / the cervix or neck / bacterial
-ar / ocular
pertaining to / the eye
-tic /
pertaining to
-a & e / fistula - fistulae
plural for -a is -ae /bnormal passage fr one organ to another , fistulae - more than one abnormal passage.
-ad / cephalad
toward / the head
-ectomy / chondrectomy
surgical excision, removal /excision of cartilage, thyroidectomy is the excision of the thyroid gland
-emia / hypoglycemia
condition of blood / deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream.
-hemia / polycthemia
condition of blood / conditon which there is an overproduction of red blood cells