Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
Pain
*cardialgia- pain in the heart
-asis or osis
Affected with
Leukocytosis- excess number of leukocytes
-asthenia
Weakness
Neurasthenia- nervous weakness
-blast
Germ
Myeloblast bone marrow cell
-cele
Tumor/hernia
Enterocele any hernia of the intestine
-coccus
Round bacterium
Pheumococcus- bacteria of pneumonia
-cyte
Cell
Leukocyte- white cell
-ectasis
Dilation/stretching
Angiectasis dilation of a blood vessel
-ectomy
Excision
Adenectomy-excision of a gland
-emia
Blood
Glycemia sugar in the blood
-esthesia
Relating to sensation
Anesthesia absent of feeling
-genic
Producing
Pyogenic pus producing
-iatrics
Practice of healing
Pediatrics science of medicine for children
-itis
Inflammation
Tonsillitis inflammation of the tonsils
-ology
Science of
Pathology science of disease
-lysis
Losing /flowing/dissolution
Hemolysis dissolution of red blood cells
-malacia
Softening
Osteomalacia softening of bones
-oma
Tumor
Myoma tumor of muscle tissue
-osis -asis
Being affected with
Atherosis
-ostomy
Creating an opening
Gastrostomy creating n artificial fistula
-otomy
Cutting into
Laparotomy-surgical incision into the abdomen
-pathy
Disease
Myopathy disease of muscle
-penia
Lack of
Leukopenia lack of white blood cells
-phagia
Eating
Polyphagia excessive eating
-phasia
Speech
Aphasia loss of power of speech
-phobia
Fear
Hydrophobia-fear of water
-poiesis
Making/forming
Hemopoiesis forming of red blood cells
-pnea
Air/breathing
Dyspnea. Difficult breathing
-ptosis
Falling
Enteroptosis
-rrhagia
Flowing/bursting fourth
Otorrhagia hemorrhage from ear
-rrhea
Discharge
Otorrhea discharge from the ear
-rrhexis
Rupture
Cardiorrhexis rupture of the heart
-sthen (is/ic)
Strength
Asthenia loss of strength
-taxia/taxis
Order/arrangement of
Ataxia failure of muscular coordination
-trophy
Nourishment
Atrophy wasting or diminution
-uria
Urine
Polyuria excessive secretion of urine
