Suffixes Flashcards
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-ectomy
excision, removal
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
-gram
record, writing
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-scope
instrument for examining
-scopy
visual examination
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-cele
hernia, swelling
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-gen
forming, producing, origin
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (use primarily with blood cells)-
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease, deficiency
-phobia
fear
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
-spasm
involuntary condition, twitching
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
-toxic
poison
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ia
condition
-ism
condition
-iatry
medicine; treatment
-ist
medicine; treatment
-y
condition; process
-icle
small, minute
-ole
small, minute
-ule
small, minute
-crine
secrete
-version
turning
-opia
vision
-cyte
cell
-therapy
treatment
-gravida
pregnant woman
-ceps
head
-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
-tropia
turning
-ception
conceiving
-graft
transplantation
-tocia
child birth
-pnea
breathing
-cardia
heart
-logy
study of
-ization
process (of)