Suffixes 2 Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical procedure to remove fluid
2
Q
-gen
A
substance that produces
3
Q
-genesis
A
producing; forming
4
Q
-gravida
A
pregnant woman
5
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
6
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-para
A
near; beside; abnormal; apart from;
8
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
9
Q
-pexy
A
fixation; to put in place
10
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
11
Q
-rrhagia
A
bursting forth
12
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
13
Q
-salyinx
A
fallopian tube; oviduct
14
Q
-spermia
A
condition of sperm cells
15
Q
-stomy
A
new opening (to form a mouth)
16
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
17
Q
andr/o
A
male
18
Q
balan/o
A
glans penis
19
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
20
Q
chol/e
Cholecyst
A
bile: gall
Cholecyst: gall bladder
21
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
22
Q
choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
23
Q
epididym/o
A
epididymus
24
Q
estr/o
A
female
25
galact/o
milk
26
gingiv/o
gum
27
glomerul/o
glomerulus
28
ile/o
ileum
29
kal/i
potassium
30
lact/o
milk
31
lith/o
stone; calculus
32
mast/o
breast
33
men/o
menses; menstruation
34
metr/o
uterus; measure
35
myom/o
muscle tumor
36
myx/o
mucus
37
natr/o
sodium
38
odont/o
tooth
39
olig/o
scanty
40
orch/o
testis
41
orchi/o
testis
42
pancreat/o
pancreas
43
perine/o
perineum
44
plas/o
development; formation; growth
45
prostat/o
prostate gland
46
py/o
pus
47
pyel/o
renal pelvis
48
spermat/o
spermatozoa; sperm cell
49
trigon/o
trigone
50
ureter/o
ureter
51
urethr/o
urethra
52
vas/o
vessel; duct; vas deferens
53
ven/o
vein
54
vesic/o
urinary bladder
