Suffixes - Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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- penia
A
Deficiency
2
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- algia
A
Pain.
3
Q
- megaly
A
Enlargement.
4
Q
- tomy
A
Cutting
5
Q
- list, logist
A
One who studies.
6
Q
-asthenia
A
Weakness.
7
Q
-desis
A
Binding, function.
8
Q
-dynia
A
Pain.
9
Q
-esthesia
A
Sensation.
10
Q
-kinesia, -kinesis
A
Movement.
11
Q
-phobia
A
Fear.
12
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-phonia
A
Sound.
13
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-phoria
A
Feeling, carrying.
14
Q
cele-
A
hernia.
15
Q
-cytosis
A
Condition of cells.
16
Q
-ectasia, -ectasis
A
Expansion, dilation.
17
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-edema
A
Swelling.
18
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-ema
A
Condition.
19
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting.
20
Q
-iasis
A
Pathological condition or state, presence of.
21
Q
-ism
A
Condition, disease.
22
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-itis
A
Inflammation.
23
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-lepsy
A
Seizures.
24
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-leptic
A
Pertaining to seizures.
25
-lithiasis
Presence of stones.
26
-mania
Obsession, madness.
27
-oma
Tumor, neoplasm.
28
-opia,-opsia
Vision.
29
-osis
Condition, state, process.
30
-paresis
Slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling.
31
-pathy
Abnormal condition, disease process.
32
-penia
Deficiency, small, fewer.
33
-philia
Attraction, affinity for.
34
-phrenia
Of the mind.
35
-phthisis
Wasting away.
36
-plegia
Paralysis.
37
-physis
Growing.
38
-plegic
Pertaining to paralysis.
39
-ptosis
Falling down, drooping.
40
-rrhea
To flow or discharge.
41
-rrhagia
Excessive bleeding.
42
-rrhexis
Rupture.
43
-tropic
Pertaining to nutrition.
44
-trophy
Nutrition.
45
-blast
Immature, forming.
46
-cidal, -cide
Destroying, killing.
47
-crine
Secreting.
48
-malacia
Softening.
49
-para
(Suffix of body processes)
| Bearing, given birth.
50
-parous
Bearing, producing offspring.
51
-pepsia
Digestion.
52
-phage, -phagia
Eating, devouring.
53
-phasia
Speaking.
54
-phoresis
Carrying.
55
-plasia
Formation, development, growth.
56
-plastic
Forming.
57
-pnea
Breath.
58
-poiesis
Production, formation.
59
-poietic
Pertaining to production.
60
-poietin
Substance that produces.
61
-rrhage
(Suffix of body processes)
| Discharging heavily.
62
-rrhea
(Suffix of body processes)
| A flowing, a flux.
63
-schisis
Splitting.
64
-somnia
Sleep.
65
-spasm
Contraction.
66
-stalsis
Contraction.
67
-stasis
Stopping, constant, static.
68
-stenosis
Narrowing.
69
-cyte
Cell.
70
-derma
Skin.
71
-emia
Blood.
72
-emic
Relating to blood.
73
-globin, -globulin.
Protein.
74
-oxia
Oxygen.
75
-plakia
Plaque.
76
-plasm, plasia
Thing formed, growth.
77
-uria
Urine.
78
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid.
79
-ectomy
Removal part of all of an organ or body part.
80
-lysis
Destruction of.
81
-lytic
Pertaining to destruction.
82
-pexy
Fixation, usually done surgically.
83
-plasty
Surgical repair.
84
-rrhapy
Surgical suturing.
85
-static, -statis
Maintaining a state.
86
-stomy
Opening.
87
-tome
Cutting instrument, segment.
88
-tomy
Cutting operation, incision.
89
-tripsy
Crushing.
90
-crit
Separate.
91
-gen
Producer.
92
-genesis
Origin.
93
-genic
Produced by.
94
-graph
A recording instrument.
95
-graphy
Process of recording.
96
-meter
Measuring device.
97
-metry
Measurement.
98
-opsy
View of.
99
-pheresis
Removal.
100
-phil
Attraction, affinity for.
101
-scope
An instrument for visual examination.
102
-scopy
Use of an instrument for viewing.
103
-gram
A recording.
104
-ad
(Miscellaneous)
| Toward.
105
-clast, -clasis
(Miscellaneous)
| Break, fracture.
106
-form
(Miscellaneous)
| In the shape of.
107
-ic
(Miscellaneous)
| Pertaining to.
108
-ics
(Miscellaneous)
| Treatment, practice, body of knowledge.
109
-logist
(Miscellaneous)
| One who studies.
110
-logy
(Miscellaneous)
| Study, practice.
111
-oid
(Miscellaneous)
| Like, resembling.
112
-phylaxis
(Miscellaneous)
| Protection, prevention.
113
-plegic
(Miscellaneous)
| Pertaining to paralysis.
114
-stat
(Miscellaneous)
| Agent to maintain a state of equilibrium.
115
-tropia
(Miscellaneous)
| Turning.
116
-tropic
(Miscellaneous)
| Turning toward.
117
-tropy
(Miscellaneous)
| Attracted to target structure.
118
-version
(Miscellaneous)
| Turning.
