Word Suffixes Flashcards
Suffixes for Body Chemistry:
-Ase
Meaning: Enzyme
Example: Lipase
Definition: Enzyme that digests fat
Suffixes for Body Chemistry:
-Ose
Meaning: Sugar
Example: Lactose
Definition: Milk sugar
Suffixes for Body Chemistry:
-itis
Meaning: Indicates inflammation
Examples: Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) and tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils).
Suffixes Pertaining to Senses:
-esthesia
Meaning: sensation
Example: cryesthesia
Definition: sensitivity to cold
Suffixes Pertaining to Senses:
-algesia
Meaning: pain
Example: hypalgesia
Definition: decreased sensitivity to pain
Suffixes Pertaining to Senses:
-osmia
Meaning: sense of smell
Example: pseudosmia
Definition: false sense of smell
Suffixes Pertaining to Senses:
-geusia
Meaning: sense of taste
Example: parageusia
Definition: abnormal (para-) sense of taste
Suffixes for the Eye and Vision:
-opsia
Meaning: condition of vision
Example: heteropsia
Definition: unequal vision in the two eyes
Suffixes for the Eye and Vision:
-opia
Meaning: condition of the eye, vision
Example: hemianopia
Definition: blindness in half the visual field
Suffixes for Respiration:
-pnea
Meaning: Breathing
Example: Dyspnea
Definition: Shortness of breath; Painful or difficult breathing
Suffixes for Respiration:
-oxia
Meaning: Level of oxygen
Example: Hypoxia
Definition: Decreased amount of oxygen in the tissues
Suffixes for Respiration:
-capnia
Meaning: Level of carbon dioxide
Example: Hypocapnia
Definition: Decreased carbon dioxide in the tissues
Suffixes for Respiration:
-phonia
Meaning: Voice
Example: Aphonia
Definition: Loss of voice
Suffixes for Blood:
-emia, -hemmia
Meaning: Condition of blood
Example: Polycythemia
Definition: Increase of cells (cyt) in the blood
Suffixes for Blood:
-penia
Meaning: Decrease in, Deficiency of
Example: Cytopenia
Definition: Deficiency of cells
