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
-ic
Pertaining to
-penia
Deficiency
-plegia
Stroke, paralysis
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-pnoea
Breathing
-cyte
Cell
-al
Pertaining to
-phobia
Fear
-algia
Pain
-ectomy
Surgical excision
-rrhaphy
Surgical suture
-oma
Tumor, mass
-logy
Study of
-plasty
Surgical repair
-paresis
Muscular weakness, partial paralysis
-ism
Condition, process
-graph
Instrument used to make a record/image
-itis
Inflammation
-opsy
To view
-megaly
Abnormal enlargement
-plasia
Growth or formation (of cells)
-mania
Abnormal, compulsive behaviour
-ar
Pertaining to
-genesis
Creation or formation
-sarcoma
Malignant tumour of connective tissue
-stenosis
Abnormal condition of narrowing
-sclerosis
Abnormal condition of hardening
-stasis
Control, stop
-oedema
Abnormal swelling
-cele
Swelling, hernia, tumour
-rrhage
Excessive or abnormal flow
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A tumor that originates in the bronchus
-dynia
Pain
-uria
Abnormal urinary condition
-stomy
Surgical opening
-ptysis
Coughing or spitting up
-asthenia
Weakness
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-opia
Abnormal condition of the eye
-osmia
Abnormal condition pertaining to the sense of smell
-geusia
Abnormal condition relating to the sense of taste
-pareunia
Abnormal condition relating to sexual intercourse