Suffixes (Pt. 3) Flashcards
-globulin
protein
Ex: immunoglobulin (protective protein)
-gravida
pregnancy
Ex: multigravida (many pregnancies)
-kinesia
movement
Ex: bradykinesia (slow movement)
-oid
resembling
Ex: lipoid (resembling fat)
-ole
small
Ex: arteriole (small artery)
-opia
vision
Ex: diplopia (double vision)
-opsy
view of
Ex: biopsy (view of life)
-osmia
sense of smell
Ex: anosmia (no sense of smell)
-oxia
oxygen
Ex: anoxia (without oxygen)
-para
to bear (offspring)
Ex: nullipara (to bear no children)
-partum
childbirth
Ex: postpartum (after childbirth)
-pepsia
digestion
Ex: bradypepsia (slow digestion)
-phagia
eating, swallowing
Ex: dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
-phasia
speech
Ex: aphasia (lack of speech)
-phil
attracted to
Ex: eosinophil (attracted to rosy [dye])
-phonia
voice
Ex: aphonia (without voice)
-plasia
formation of cells
Ex: hyperplasia (excessive formation of cells)
-plasm
formation
Ex: neoplasm (new formation [of tissue])
-porosis
porous
Ex: osteoporosis (porous bone)
-ptysis
spitting up, coughing up
Ex: hemoptysis (spitting or coughing up blood)
-therapy
treatment
Ex: chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)
-thorax
chest
Ex: hemothorax (blood in the chest)
-trophic
development
Ex: amyotrophic (without muscle development)
-trophy
development
Ex: hypertrophy (excessive development)
-ule
small
Ex: venule (small vein)
-er
one who
Ex: radiographer (one who takes X-rays)
-iatric
medical specialty
Ex: psychiatric (medical specialty of the mind)
-iatrist
physician
Ex: psychiatrist (physician specializing in the mind)
-iatry
treatment, medicine
Ex: podiatry (treatment of the foot)
-ician
specialist
Ex: pediatrician (specialist of children)
-ist
specialist
Ex: pharmacist (drug specialist)
-logist
one who studies
Ex: cardiologist (one who studies the heart)
-logy
study of
Ex: cardiology (study of the heart)
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