Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
Pain and suffering
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove fluid for diagnosis
-dynia
Pain
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-gram
Record or picture
-graph
Picture or record
-graphy
Process of recording a picture or record
-itis
Inflammation
-megaly
Enlargement
-malacia
Abnormal suffering
-necrosis
Tissue death
-ologist
Specialist
-ology
Study of
-oma
Tumor, neoplasm
-osis
Abnormal condition or disease
-ostomy
Surgically creating an opening
-otomy
Surgical incision
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (excessive amounts of fluid, discharge or blood)
-rrhaphy
Suture or stitch
-rrhea
Abnormal flow or discharge or body fluids
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
-scopy
Visual exmaination
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
-um
Singular noun ending
-ac, -al
Pertaining to