Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-desis
A
surgical binding or fusion
2
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-centesis
A
a surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-ium
A
structure
4
Q
-cyt/osis
A
abnormal condition of temporarily increase
(only when cyt/o & osis combined)
-osis generally means abnormal condition
5
Q
-gram
A
the record
6
Q
-graph
A
instrument that records the record
7
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
8
Q
-oxia
A
oxygen
9
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
10
Q
-o/rrhaphy
A
suturing
11
Q
-dynia
A
pain
12
Q
-o/stomy
A
a new permanent opening
13
Q
-thorax
A
In the chest cavity
14
Q
-phil
A
an attraction to
15
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-sarcoma
A
malignant tumor of connective tissue
17
Q
-trophy
A
development and nutrition
18
Q
-gram
A
record or picture
19
Q
-oid
A
resembling
20
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
21
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-al
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
23
Q
o/logist
A
one who specializes in the study
a specialist
24
Q
o/logy
A
the study of
25
-pathy
any disease of
26
-malacia
abnormal softening
27
-ic
pertaining to
28
-ior
pertaining to
29
-ous
pertaining to
30
-emia
blood condition
31
-rrhea
flow, discharge
32
-rrhexis
rupture
33
-megaly
enlargement
34
-penia
decrease in; deficiency
35
-iasis
presence or formation of
36
-stasis
stopping or controlling
37
-ptosis
prolapse, sagging, drooping, falling downward
38
-uria
urination or condition of the urine
39
-ary
pertaining to
40
-phonia
voice or sound
41
-ptysis/ -optysis
coughing or spitting
42
-pnea
breathing
43
-oma
tumor or mass
44
-ism
the state of
45
-tic
pertaining to
46
-poiesis
production/formation of
47
-lysis
breakdown, destruction
48
-is
a structure
49
-ad
toward
50
-kinesis
movement
51
-kinesia
movement
52
-tripsy
crushing
53
-lysis
destruction, freeing from adhesions
54
-pathy
any disease
55
-plegia
paralysis or loss of movement
56
-cele
herniation
57
-gram
the record
| ex. x-ray or tracing
58
-emia
blood; condition or something in the blood
59
-lith
stone
60
-plasty
surgical repair
61
-scopy
process of viewing with a lighted instrument
62
-algia
pain or ache
63
-scope
lighted instrument used to view or examine
64
-pexy
surgical fixation
65
-stenosis
narrowing
| *can be used on its own as well
66
-paresis
weakness, slight paralysis
67
-taxia
coordination
68
-phasia
speech, speak
69
-ia
condition
70
-otomy
1. incision into
| 2. a temporary opening
71
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision; resection
72
-cyte
cell
