suffixes Flashcards
-uria
urination, urine
-tripsy
to crush
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-scopy
visual examination
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
-rrhagia, -rrhage
abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping forward
-pnea
breathing
-plegia
paralysis
-plasty
surgical repair
-plasia
developmental, growth, formation
-pexy
surgical fixation
-pause
stopping
-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening to the body surface
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-ology
the science or study of
-ologist
specialist
-necrosis
tissue death
-megaly
enlargement
-malacia
abnormal softening
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
-itis
inflammation
-ic
pertaining to
-ia
abnormal condition, disease
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
-gram, -graph
a picture or record
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
-emia
blood, blood condition
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out
-desis
to bind, tie together
-cyte
cell
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
-ary
pertaining to
-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
-ac, -al
pertaining to, relating to
-dynia
pain
-emesis
vomiting
-ectasis
stretching or enlargement
-rrhexis
rupture
-crasia
a mix together or blending