Suffixes- Indicated a "Condition" Flashcards
1
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-ectasis, -ectasia
A
dilation, stretching, expansion
4
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
5
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition, pathologic state
6
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fuild
Thora(centesis) =surgical puncture to remove fuild from chest
7
Q
-coccus
A
berry shaped bacterium (cocci=plura)
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
-dynia
A
pain
pleuro(dynia) = pain in chest wall muscles from breathing
10
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, to remove resection
11
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
12
Q
-gram
A
record
13
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
14
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
15
Q
-ia
A
Leukem(ia) = condition
16
Q
-emia
A
an(emia) = blood condition
17
Q
-itis, -isits
A
inflammation
18
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown destruction, separation
hemo(lysis)=break down red blood cells
