Ch 2: Suffixes Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
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Compound words are:
A
words that contain more than one word root.
2
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
3
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-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
4
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-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
5
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
6
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-lysis
A
separation; destruction; loosening
7
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-pexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
8
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
9
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
10
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-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
A
instrument to cut
12
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-tomy
A
incision
13
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-tripsy
A
crushing
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-gram
A
record, writing
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-scope
A
instrument for examining
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-scopy
A
visual examination
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-algia
A
pain
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-dynia
A
pain
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
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-emesis
A
vomitting
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-gen or -genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-itis
inflammation
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
29
-oma
tumor
30
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
31
-pathy
disease
32
-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
fear
34
-plegia
paralysis
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-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
38
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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-toxic
poison
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pertaining to
- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- ior
- ous
- tic
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condition
- ia
| - ism
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medicine; treatment
- iatry
| - ist
45
condition; process
-y
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small, minute
- icle
- ole
- ule
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incision
-tomy
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excision (of all or part)*
-ectomy
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surgical puncture of a joint (to remove fluid)
-centesis
50
forming an opening (mouth)
-stomy
51
instrument to cut
-tome
52
forming an opening (mouth) into the colon
colostomy
53
excision of the colon
colectomy
54
instrument to cut bone
osteotome
55
surgical puncture of a joint
arthrocentesis
56
incision to remove a stone
lithotomy
57
excision of a breast
mastectomy
58
incision of the tympanic membrane
tympanotomy
59
forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea
tracheostomy
60
excision of the spleen
splenectomy
61
fixation or binding of a joint
-desis
62
surgical repair
-plasty
63
suture
-rrhaphy
64
fixation of
-pexy
65
surgical fracture
-clasis
66
crushing of
-tripsy
67
separation of
-lysis
68
surgical repair of the nose
rhinoplasty
69
fixation of a joint
arthrodesis
70
suture of a muscle
myorrhaphy
71
fixation of a (pendulous) breast
mastopexy
72
suture of the bladder
cystorrhaphy
73
surgical repair of tendons
tenoplasty
74
surgical fracture of a bone
osteoclasis
75
crushing stones
lithotripsy
76
separation of intestinal (adhesions)
enterolysis
77
crushing a nerve
neurotripsy
78
excision of the spleen
splenectomy
79
forming an opening (mouth) into the colon
colostomy
80
instrument to cut skin
dermatome
81
excision of hemorrhoids
hemorrhoidectomy
82
excision of the colon
colectomy
83
suture of the stomach (wall)
gastrorrhaphy
84
fixation of the uterus
hysteropexy
85
loosening of nerve (tissue)
neurolysis
86
incision of the tympanic membrane
tympanotomy
87
tumor of the liver
hepatoma
88
pain (along the course) of a nerve
neuralgia
89
dilation of a bronchus
bronchiectasis
90
abnormal condition of the skin
dermatosis
91
enlargement of the kidney
nephromegaly
92
discharge or flow from the ear
otorrhea
93
rupture of the uterus
hysterorrhexis
94
twitching of the eyelid
blepharospasm
95
herniation of the bladder
cystocele
96
paralysis of four extremities
quadriplegia
97
disease of muscle (tissue)
myopathy
98
softening of the bones
osteomalacia
99
white blood condition
leukemia
100
decrease in bone (mineral density)
osteopenia
101
instrument for recording (electrical activity) of the heart
cardiograph
102
gallstone
cholelith
103
forming or producing cancer
carcinogenesis
104
tumor composed of nervous tissue
neuroma
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prolapse or downward displacement of the eyelid
blepharoptosis
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prolapse or downward displacement
-ptosis
107
abnormal condition of arterial hardening
arteriosclerosis
108
abnormal condition of hardening
-sclerosis
109
pain in the head; headache
cephalodynia
110
head
cephal-
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twitching of
-spasm
112
eyelid
blephar/o
113
herniation of
-cele
114
pertaining to the armpit
axillary; axill/
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specialist in internal medicine
internist; intern/
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visual examination of the sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscopy
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condition of (excessive) alcohol
alcoholism; alcohol/
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Plural of "is"
| e.g. diagnosis
"es"
diagnoses
Drop is and add es.
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Plural of "ix"
| e.g. fornix
"ices"
fornices
Drop ix and add ices.
120
Plural of "a"
| e.g. vertebra
"ae"
vertebrae
Retain a and add e.
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Plural of "us"
| e.g. bronchus
"i"
bronchi
Drop us and add i.
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Plural of "on"
| e.g. spermatozoon
"a"
spermatozoa
Drop on and add a.
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Plural of "um"
| e.g. septum
"a"
septa
Drop um and add a.
