Urinary System Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
algia-
A
pain
3
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-cele
A
hernia
protrusion
swelling
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
expansion
7
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
excision
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-genesis
A
forming
producing
origin
10
Q
-gram
A
record
writing
11
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
12
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
13
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-lith
A
stone
calculus
16
Q
-lithiasis
A
condition of stones
17
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
18
Q
-logy
A
the study of
19
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
separation
loosening
20
Q
-meter
A
instruments for measuring
21
Q
-metry
A
act of measuring
22
Q
-oid
A
resembling
23
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
increase (used primarily with blood cells)
24
Q
-pathy
A
disease
25
-pexy
surgical fixation
26
-plasia
development
growth
formation
27
-plasty
surgical repair
28
-plegia
paralysis
29
-poiesis
formation
30
-ptosis
drooping
downward
prolapse
placement
31
-rrhaphy
suture
32
-rrhea
discharge
| flow
33
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
34
-scope
instrument for viewing
35
-stenosis
narrowing
| sticture
36
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
37
-tome
instrument used to cut
38
-tomy
incision
39
-tripsy
surgical crushing
40
-uria
urine
