Suffixes Flashcards
Medical Suffixes
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pertaining to pain
-asthenia
weakness
-blast
immature cell
-cele
pertaining to tumor or swelling
-centesis
pertaining to puncturing an organ/body cavity (often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample)
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
-esthesia
pertaining to sensation/perception
-genic
causing
-gram
record
-graph
a record or the instrument used to create the record
-ia
condition of
-ic
pertaining to
-lysis
decline/disintegration/destruction
-meter
measuring instrument
-ology
study/science of
-oma
tumor
-osis
pertaining to a disease process
-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening
-pathy
disease/system for treating disease
-phagia
pertaining to eating/swallowing
-phasia
pertaining to speech
-phobia
pertaining to an irrational fear
-plasty
plastic surgery
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhage
abnormal/excessive flow or discharge
-rrhagia
abnormal/excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
suture of/repair of
-rrhea
flow/discharge
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
examination with an instrument
-sis
a process/action/condition (see also -osis)
-stasis
slowing/stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
-taxis
order/arrangement of
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
