Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
2
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
3
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
4
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
5
Q
-opsy
A
view
6
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
7
Q
-poiesis
A
the production of
8
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
9
Q
-cyte
A
cell
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
12
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
13
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
14
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
15
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
16
Q
-stomy
A
opening to form a mouth
17
Q
-tomy
A
incision, to cut into
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-algia
A
pain
20
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
21
Q
-logy
A
study of
22
Q
-cele
A
hernia
23
Q
-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
24
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
