Suffixes Flashcards
-al
pertaining to e.g. neural
-algia
pain e.g. arthralgia
-cyte
cell e.g. leukocyte
-ectomy
cutting out, surgical removal, excision e.g. gastrectomy
-aemia
blood condition e.g. leukaemia
-globin
protein e.g. haemoglobin
-gram
record e.g. arthrogram
-ia
condition e.g. neuralgia
-ic
pertaining to e.g. gastric
-ism
abnormal condition, process e.g. hyperthyroidism
-itis
inflammation e.g. phlebitis
-logist
specialist in the study of e.g. dermatologist
-logy
study of e.g. nephrology
-oma
tumor, mass e.g. hepatoma
-opsy
to view e.g. biospy
-scopy
the process of visual examiation e.g. arthroscopy
-sis
state of e.g. prognosis
-tomy
process of cutting into, incision e.g. neurotomy
-centesis
puncturing and draining e.g. aminocentesis
-genic
causing e.g. carcinogenic
-iatrics
specialty e.g. geriatrics
-lysis
deterioration, destruction e.g. paralysis
-phagia
swallowing e.g. dysphagia
-phasia
speech e.g. aphasia
-philic
attraction to e.g. hydrophilic
-phobia
fear e.g. agoraphobia
-plasty
surgical repair e.g. rhinoplasty
-rrhea
flow, discharge e.g. amenorrhea
-osis
abnormal condition e.g. nephrosis
-scope
instrument to visually examine e.g. gastroscope
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-emia
condition of the blood
-graph
process of recording
-trophy
development/nourishment
e.g. atrophy = no development
hypertrophy = excessive development
-plasia
formation/growth
e.g. hyperplasia = increase in number of cells -> enlarged tissue mass
metaplasia = change in cell character -> replacement of one mature cell type with another
dysplasia = abnormal change in size, shape and organization of cells
neoplasia = new, abnormal, uncoordinated and excessive cell growth
-rrhaphy
surgical structure
megaly
enlarged e.g. cardiomegaly = condition of an enlarged heart
-eatasis
expand/dilate
