Suffixes Flashcards
-graphy
Process of making a record or image
-lithiasis
Presence of stones
-osis
Abnormal or pathologic condition or process
-ous
Pertaining to, full of
-globin
Protein
-tomy
Surgical incision
-malacia
Abnormal condition of tissue softening
-centesis
Surgical puncturing and draining of fluid
-iatrics
Specialty
-lysis or -lytic
Deterioration, destruction
-scopy
The process of visual examination via an endoscope
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-lepsy
Seizure or sudden attack
-philic
Attraction to
-gram
Record/image
-pepsia
Abnormal digestion condition
-emesis
Vomiting
-ia
Abnormal condition
-aemia
Abnormal blood condition
-ectasis
Dilation
-poiesis
Formation
-genic
Causing, originating
-phasia
Abnormal speech condition
-trophy
Development or nourishment (of cells)
-sis
State of
-rrhoea
Flow, discharge
-phagia
Abnormal swallowing condition