Chapter 3-Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-cele
A
hernia
2
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-coccus/-cocci
A
berry-shaped bacterium
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-genesis
A
condition of, producing, forming
6
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
7
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
8
Q
-malacia
A
softening
9
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
10
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
11
Q
-phobia
A
fear
12
Q
-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
13
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
14
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping, falling, prolapse
15
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
