Ch. 4 Suffixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
blephar/o
eyelid
col/o
colon
erythr/o
red
isch/o
to hold back
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
ophthalm/o
eye
ot/o
ear
phag/o
to eat, swallow
arthralgia
joint pain
otalgia
ear pain
neuralgia
nerve pain
myalgia
muscle pain
-cele
hernia
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
thoracentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the thoracic cavity
amniocentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion
abdominocentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity
-dynia
pain
pleurodynia
pain in the chest wall muscles that is aggravated by breathing
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
laryngectomy
excision of the larynx
-emia
blood condition