Chapter 2 -- Understanding Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
2
Q
-oma
A
tumor
3
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
4
Q
-phasia
A
speaking
5
Q
-oxia
A
condition of oxygen
6
Q
-physis
A
growth
7
Q
-malacia
A
softening
8
Q
-philia
A
loving or affinity for
9
Q
-drome
A
run, running
10
Q
-opsy
A
view of
11
Q
-phagia
A
eating or swallowing
12
Q
-stasis
A
standing still
13
Q
-algia
A
condition of pain
14
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
15
Q
-atresia
A
closure or abscence of normal body opening
16
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling, protrusion
17
Q
-dynia
A
pain
18
Q
-osis
A
condition of
19
Q
-ism
A
condition or disease
20
Q
-penia
A
deficiency or abnormal reduction in number
21
Q
-phobia
A
fear
22
Q
-plasia
A
formation, growth
23
Q
-rrhagia
A
abnormal discharge
24
Q
-rrhea
A
discharge
25
-rrhexis
rupture
26
-sclerosis
condition of hardening
27
-spasm
sudden, invountary muscle contraction
28
-ad
toward
29
-emia/-hemia
condtion of blood
30
-ac/-al/-ar/-ary/-ic/-ous
pertaining to
31
-iatry
treatment or specility
32
-practic
a practice
33
-centesis
surgical puncture
34
-clasia/-clasis/-clast
break apart
35
-desis
surgical fixation or fusion
36
-graph
instrument for recording
37
-graphy
recording process
38
-meter
measure, measuring instrument
39
-metry
measurement, process of measuring
40
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
41
-phylaxis
protection
42
-rrhaphy
suturing
43
-scopy
process of viowing
44
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
45
-tome
cutting instrument
46
-tomy
incision
47
-tripsy
surgical crushing
48
-ion
process
