Chapter 2 - Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a joint or bone)
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
6
Q
-plexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming of an opening (mouth)
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision
12
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
13
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-scope
A
instrument for examining
17
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
18
Q
- algia
- agnia
A
pain
19
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
20
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
21
Q
-emesis
A
vomitting
22
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
23
Q
- gen
- genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
24
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
25
-malacia
softening
26
-megaly
enlargement
27
-oma
tumor
28
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (blood cells)
29
-pathy
disease
30
-penia
decrease, deficiency
31
-phobia
fear
32
-plegia
paralysis
33
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
34
-rrhea
discharge, flow
35
-rrhexis
rupture
36
-sclerosis
abnormal condition or hardening
37
-spasm
involuntary condition, twitching
38
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
39
-toxic
poison
40
-ia
condition
41
-ism
condition
42
-iatry
medicine; treatment
43
-ist
medicine; treatment
44
-icle
diminutive
45
-ole
diminutive
46
-ule
diminutive
