Surgical/Diagnostic Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation; destruction; loosening
6
Q
-pexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision
12
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
13
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-algia
A
pain
17
Q
-dynia
A
pain
18
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
19
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
20
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
21
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
22
Q
-gen/-genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
23
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
24
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-malacia
A
softening
25
-megaly
enlargement
26
-oma
tumor
27
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells
28
-pathy
disease
29
-penia
decrease, deficiency-
30
-phobia
fear
31
-plegia
paralysis
32
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
33
-rrhea
discharge, flow
34
-rrhexis
rupture
35
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
36
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
37
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
38
-toxic
poison
