suffixes Flashcards
-a
without
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ary
relating to
-asthenia
weakness
-astresia
condition of abnormal occlusion
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-clasis
surgically break
-coccus
round shaped bacteria
-cyte
cell
-desis
surgical fusion
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
dilation
-ectomy
surgial removal
-emia
blood condition
-gen
to produce or cause
-genic
producing or causing
-graph, -gram
picture or image
-graphy
processing of recording a picture or record
-iatrist
specialist
-iatry
field of
-ic
pertaining to
-ictal
seizure
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
condition
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
breaking down
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
to measure
-metry
process of measuring
-oid
like or resembling
-ologist
specialist
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor
-opia
vision condition
-opsy
viewing
-osis
abnormal condition
-ostomy
creating an artificial opening
-otomy
surgical incision
-ous
pertaining to
-paresis
paralysis
-partum
child birth or labor
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency of
-pepsia
digestion
-pexy
surgical fixation
-phagia
to swallow
-phasia
to speak
-phobia
abnormal fear of specific things
-physis
to grow
-plasia
development
-plasm
substance that develops or forms cells/tissue
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
to breathe
-ptosis
dropping or sagging
-rrhagia
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
-rrhage
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
-rrhaphy
suturing or stitching
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
-rrhexis
rupture
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-scope
instrument used for visual examinations
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
-sis
condition
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
-stasis
stop or control
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-thorax
chest cavity
-tocia
labor or birth
-tome
instrument used to cut things in layers
-tripsy
surgical crushing