suffixes Flashcards
-algia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-cele
protrusion
-dynia
pain
-cytosis
abnormal cell condition (too many)
-ectasis
dilated
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-ia
state, condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-lith
stone
-lysis
to destroy
-lytic
destruction
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlarged
-oma
tumor, mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-penia
too few
-phobia
fear
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
dropping
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
hardening
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
-stasis
stopping
-stenosis
narrowing
-toxic
poison
-uria
urine condition
-clasia
surgical breaking
-desis
surgical fixation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-otomy
cutting into
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhapy
suture
-tome
instrument to cut
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
-gram
record or picture
-graph
instrument for recording-
-graphy
process of recording
-manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
-meter
instrument for measuring
-cle
small
-cyesis
pregnancy
-cyte
cell
-derma
skin condition
-dipsia
thirst
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
-gen
that which produces
-genesis
produces, generates
-genic
producing
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
-gravida
pregnancy
-kinesia
movement
-oid
resembling
-ole
small
-opia
vision
-opsy
view of
-osmia
sense of smell
-oxia
oxygen
-para
to bear
-partum
childbirth
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-phasia
speech
-phil
attracted to
-phonia
voice
-plasia
formation of cells
-plasm
formation
-pnea
breathing
-poiesis
formation
-porosis
porous
-ptysis
spitting/coughing up
-therapy
treatment
-thorax
chest
-trophic
development
-trophy
development
-ule
small
-er
one who
-iatric
medical specialty
-iatrist
physician
-iatry
treatment, medicine
-ician
specialist
-ist
specialist
-logist
one who studies
-logy
study of