Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
dilation, expansion
A
-extasis
2
Q
inflammation
A
-itis
3
Q
softening
A
-malacia
4
Q
formation, growth
A
-plasia
5
Q
an abnormal condition of hardening
A
-sclerosis
6
Q
involuntary contraction, twitch
A
-spasm
7
Q
surgical puncture
A
-centesis
8
Q
to break, surgical fx
A
-clasis
9
Q
surgical fixation
A
-pexy
10
Q
surgical repair
A
-plasty
11
Q
forming an opening
A
-stomy
12
Q
record, writing
A
-gram
13
Q
instrument for recording
A
-graph
14
Q
process of recording
A
-graphy
15
Q
instrument for measuring
A
-meter
16
Q
process of measuring
A
-metry
17
Q
instrument for visual examination
A
-scope
18
Q
visual examination
A
-scopy
19
Q
pain
A
-algia
20
Q
pain
A
-dynia
