Ch. 1 (Suffixes) Flashcards
(25 cards)
ac, al, ic, ical (suffix)
pertaining to
algia (suffix)
pain
centesis (suffix)
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
cyte (suffix)
cell
cytosis (suffix)
increase in cell number
drome (suffix)
to run
ectomy (suffix)
removal; excision; resection
emia (suffix)
blood condition
emic (suffix)
pertaining to a blood condition
genic (suffix)
produced by or in
gram (suffix)
record
graph (suffix)
instrument for recording
graphy (suffix)
process of recording
ion (suffix)
process
ist (suffix)
specialist
itis (suffix)
inflammation
logy (suffix)
study of
oma (suffix)
tumor; mass; fluid collection
opsy (suffix)
view of
osis (suffix)
abnormal condition
pathy (suffix)
disease condition; emotion
scope (suffix)
instrument for visual examination
scopy (suffix)
visual examination
sis (suffix)
state of; condition