Ch. 5/6 Suffixes Flashcards
(24 cards)
1
Q
-ase
A
Enzyme
2
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-chezia
A
Defecation
Elimination of wastes
4
Q
-estasia
A
Widening
Dilation
5
Q
-estasis
A
Widening
6
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal
7
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
8
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
9
Q
-genesis
A
Producing
Forming
10
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
11
Q
-iasis
A
Abnormal condition
12
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
13
Q
-orexia
A
Appetite
14
Q
-rrhage
A
Bursting forth
of blood
15
Q
-rrhagia
A
Bursting forth
of blood
16
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Suture
17
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow
Discharge
18
Q
-scopy
A
Visual examination
19
Q
-spasm
A
Sudden contraction of muscles
20
Q
-stasis
A
Stopping
Controlling
Placing
21
Q
-stenosis
A
Tightening
Stricture
22
Q
-stomy
A
New opening to form a mouth
23
Q
-tomy
A
Process of cutting
24
Q
-tresia
A
Opening
