Ch. 7 Suffixes Flashcards
(22 cards)
1
Q
-ectasis
A
Dilation
Widening
2
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal
Excision
Resection
3
Q
-emia
A
Blood Condition
4
Q
-esis
A
Action
Condition
State of
5
Q
-gram
A
Record
6
Q
-lithiasis
A
Slipping
7
Q
-lithotomy
A
Incision (removal) of a Stone
8
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown
Separation
Loosening
9
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
10
Q
-ole
A
Little
Small
11
Q
-osis
A
Condition
Usually Abnormal
12
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
Emotion
13
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical Repair
14
Q
-poietin
A
Substance that Forms
15
Q
-ptosis
A
Falling
Drooping
Prolapse
16
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow
Discharge
17
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
18
Q
-stenosis
A
Tightening
Stricture
19
Q
-stomy
A
New Opening
To Form a Mouth
20
Q
-tomy
A
Process of Cutting
21
Q
-tripsy
A
Crushing
22
Q
-uria
A
Urination
Condition of Urine