Chapter 2 - Suffixes Flashcards
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-ar
A
Pertaining to
2
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-rrhexis
A
Rupture
3
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Thorac
A
Chest
4
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Dia-
A
Through, across
5
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, swelling
6
Q
Cyan
A
Blue
7
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-spasm
A
Involuntary contraction, twitching
8
Q
Thromb/o
A
Blood clot
9
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
10
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Log
A
Study of
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Q
-algia
A
Pain
12
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Ventr
A
Belly, belly side
13
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-penia
A
Decrease, deficiency
14
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-esis
A
Condition
15
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Leuk-
A
White
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-scopy
A
Visual examination
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Hyper-
A
Excessive, above normal
18
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Pneumon
A
Air; Lung
19
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Cardi/o
A
Heart
20
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-sclerosis
A
Abnormal condition of hardening
21
Q
Surgical suffixes
A
Describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part.
22
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-phobia
A
Fear
23
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-eal
A
Pertaining to
24
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-ole
A
Small, minute
25
Append
Appendix
26
Rhin/o
Nose
27
-edema
Swelling
28
-malacia
Softening
29
Mast/o
Breast
30
Electr/o
Electricity
31
-ic
Pertaining to
32
-ist
Medicine; treatment
33
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
34
Oste/o
Bone
35
-tomy
Incision
36
-ule
Small, minute
37
Encephal/o
Brain
38
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement
39
-iatry
Medicine; treatment
40
Poster
Back (of body), behind, posterior
41
An-
Without, not
42
-emia
Blood condition
43
-ectomy
Excision, removal
44
-ac
Pertaining to
45
-ism
Condition
46
Gastr
Stomach
47
-ia
Condition
48
-al
Pertaining to
49
Neur
Nerve
50
-plasty
Surgical repair
51
-gram
Record, writing
52
Diagnostic suffixes
Describe a procedure performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness.
53
Acous
Hearing
54
-stomy
Forming an opening (mouth)
55
-lysis
Separation; distraction; loosening
56
-tic
Pertaining to
57
-scope
Instrument for examining
58
Thyroid
Thyroid gland
59
Chondr/o
Cartilage
60
-itis
Inflammation
61
Pathological suffixes
Describe an abnormal condition or disease.
62
-clasis
To break; surgical fracture
63
Quadri
Four
64
-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
65
-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
66
-pexy
Fixation (of an organ)
67
-ous
Pertaining to
68
-graphy
Process of recording
69
-icle
Small, minute
70
-osis
Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
71
4 types of suffixes?
Surgical, diagnostic, pathological, adjective noun / diminutive, and singular or plural.
72
Mening/o
Meninges
73
Ven
Vein
74
-logy
Study of
75
Carcin/o
Cancer
76
-centesis
Surgical puncture
77
-tripsy
Crushing
78
-y
Condition; process
79
Path
Disease
80
hemat/o
Blood
81
Pulmon
Lung
82
Arteri/o
Artery
83
Esophag
Esophagus
84
-graph
Instrument for recording
85
-toxic
Poison
86
-plegia
Paralysis
87
-gen
Forming, producing, origin
88
Cutane
Skin
89
-emesis
Vomiting
90
Ot/o
Ear
91
-ary
Pertaining to
92
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
93
-megaly
Enlargement
94
-rrhapy
Suture
95
-ior
Pertaining to
96
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion
97
Blephar/o
Eyelid
98
-tome
Instrument to cut
99
-dynia
Pain
100
My/o
Muscle
101
Trache/o
Trachea (Windpipe)
102
-genesis
Forming, producing, origin
103
Psych/o
Mind
104
Arthr/o
Joint
105
Endo-
In, within
106
-algesia
Pain
107
-iasis
Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
108
-ical
Pertaining to
109
-ician
Specialist
110
-ile
Pertaining to
111
-isy
State of; Condition
112
-lith
Stone, calculus
113
-logist
Specialist in study of
114
-oid
Resembling
115
-osis
Abnormal condition;
increase (used primarily with blood cells)
116
-phagia
Swallowing, eating
117
-phonia
Voice, sound
118
-plasia
Formation, growth
119
-plasm
Formation, growth
120
-rrrhage
Bursting forth (of)
121
-rrhagia
Bursting forth (of)
122
-rrhaphy
Suture
123
-trophy
Development, nourishment
124
-iasis
Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
125
-ptysis
Spitting
126
-poiesis
Formation
127
-spasm
Twitching
128
Ten/o
Tendons
129
Ten/o
Tendons
130
Tympan/o
Tympanic membrane
131
Enter
Separation of intestinal (adhesions)
132
-phasia
Voice
133
-meter
Instrument used to measure
134
-metry
Process of measuring
