Suffixes (Chapter 3) Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus
A
berry-shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cocci
A
bacteria berry-shaped
6
Q
-cyte
A
cell
7
Q
-dynia
A
pain
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
9
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
10
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-logy
A
study of
16
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
17
Q
-malacia
A
softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
20
Q
-opsy
A
to view
21
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
22
Q
-pahty
A
disease condition
