Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ostomy
A
create new opening
2
Q
-otomy
A
make an incision/ cut into
3
Q
-ectomy
A
excision/removal of
4
Q
-oscopy
A
examination/viewing of
5
Q
-centesis
A
puncture/ aspiration of
6
Q
-plasty
A
repair/restore/replace
7
Q
-otripsy
A
crush
8
Q
-desis
A
bind/fuse together
9
Q
-scope
A
instrument for viewing
10
Q
-opsy
A
examination/inspection
11
Q
-gram
A
record/image/picture
12
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
13
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-paresis
A
weakness
16
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
17
Q
-rrhea
A
discharge/flow
18
Q
-edema
A
swelling
19
Q
-odynia
A
pain
20
Q
-spasm
A
muscle contraction
21
Q
-rrhage/rrhagia
A
excessive flow/discharge
22
Q
-algia
A
pain
23
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
24
Q
-icle
A
small/microscopic
25
-constriction
narrow/contract
26
-dilation
expand/widen
27
-eurysm
expand/widen
28
-genesis
development/production
29
-stasis
control/stop
30
-cele
hernia
31
-genic
caused/produced by
32
-ism
condition
33
-ologist
specialist
34
-ology
study of
35
-oma
tumor
36
-pathy
disease
37
-osis
condition
38
-penia
deficiency
39
-pnea
breathing
