Chapter 2 - Suffixes Flashcards by Tyshia Terry

Compound words

Words that contain more than one word root.

(ex. the combining form is gastr/o, meaning the stomach + the word root is enter which means intestine + the suffix itis meaning inflammation.= gastroenteritis and this means inflammation of the stomach and intestine.)
(ex. the combining form encephal/o meaning the brain + the word root mening, the meninges + the suffix itis meaning inflammation = encephalomeningitis = inflammation of the brain and meninges)

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Suffix types

Surgical (SS), diagnostic (DS), pathological (PS), related (RS), and grammatical (GS).

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centesis (SS)

surgical puncture

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clasis (SS)

to break, surgical fracture

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desis (SS)

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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ectomy (SS)

excision, removal

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lysis (SS)

separation; destruction; loosening

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plexy

fixation (of an organ)

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plasty (SS)

surgical repair

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rrhaphy (SS)

suture

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stomy (SS)

forming an opening (mouth)

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tome (SS)

instrument to cut

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tomy (SS)

incision

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tripsy (SS)

crushing

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gram (DS)

record, writing

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graph (DS)

instrument for recording

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graphy (DS)

process of reording

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meter (DS)

instrument for measuring

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metry (DS)

act of measuring

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scope (DS)

instrument for examining

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scopy (DS)

visual examination

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algia (PS&RS)

pain

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dynia (PS&RS)

pain

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cele (PS&RS)

hernia, swelling

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ectasis (PS&RS)

dilation, expansion

edema (PS&RS)

swelling

emesis (PS&RS)

vomiting

emia

blood condition

gen (PS&RS)

forming producing, origin

genesis (PS&RS)

forming, producing, origin

iasis (PS&RS)

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

itis (PS&RS)

inflammation

lith (PS&RS)

stone,.calculus

malacia (PS&RS)

softening

megaly (PS&RS)

enlargment

oma (PS&RS)

tumor

osis (PS&RS)

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

pathy (PS&RS)

disease

penia (PS&RS)

decrease; deficiency

phagia (PS&RS)

eating, swallowing

phasia (PS&RS)

speech

phobia (PS&RS)

fear

plasia (PS&RS)

formation, growth

plasm (PS&RS)

formation; structure

plegica (PS&RS)

paralysis

ptosis (PS&RS)

prolapse; downward displacement

rrhage (PS&RS)

bursting forth (of)

rrhagia (PS&RS)

bursting forth (of)

sclerosis (PS&RS)

abnormal condition of hardening

toxic (PS&RS)

poison

trophy (PS&RS)

nourishment, development

ac (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the heart; cardi:heart

al (GS - adj,)

pertaining to a nerve; neur:nerve

ar (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the muscle; muscul:muscle

ary (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the lungs; pulmon:lung

eal (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the esophagus; esphag;esophagus

ic (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the chest; thorac:chest

ical (GS - adj.)

pertaining ti the study of disease; log:study of

ile (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the penis; pen:penis

ior (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the back of the body; poser:back (of body), behind, posterior

ous (GS - adj.)

pertaining to the skin; cutane:skin

tic (GS - adj.)

pertaining to hearing; acous:hearing

esis (GS - noun)

condition; | (ex. di/ur/esis, di is doublel, ur is urine and esis is condirion = abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine

ia (GS - noun)

condition; | ex. pneumon/ia, pneumon: air;lung, meaning infection of the lung usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or diseases

ism (GS - noun)

condition; (ex. hyper/thyroid/ism, hyper:excessive, above normal, thyroid: thyroid gland =condition characterized by overactivity of the thyroid gland)

iatry (GS - noun)

medicine; treatment

ician (GS - noun)

specialist

ist GS - noun)

specialist

y (GS - noun)

condition; process | (ex, neur/o/path/y, neur/o means nerve and path means diseases = condition of the nerves (related to) a disease

icle (GS - diminutive)

small; minute

ole (GS - diminutive)

small; minute

ule (GS - diminutive)

small; minute