Suffixes (Ch 6) Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
2
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-chezia
A
defecation; elimination of wastes
4
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation; dilatation; widening
5
Q
-ectomy
A
removal; excision; resection
6
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting (can be used as a term alone)
7
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
-genesis
A
producing; forming
9
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
10
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
11
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
12
Q
-orexia
A
appetite
13
Q
-ptosis
A
falling; drooping; prolapse
14
Q
-rrhage
A
bursting forth of blood
15
Q
-rrhagia
A
bursting forth of blood
16
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
17
Q
rrhea
A
flow; discharge
18
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
19
Q
-spasm
A
involuntary contraction of muscles (can be used as a term alone)
20
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controlling (can be used as a term alone)
21
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing, tightening (can be used as a term alone)
22
Q
-stomy
A
new opening (to form a mouth)
23
Q
-tomy
A
process of cutting
24
Q
-tresia
A
opening
25
-pepsia
digestion
26
-phagia
eating, swallowing
27
-plasty
surgical repair
28
-ptysis
spitting
29
-rrhaphy
suture
30
-rrhea
flow, discharge
