Chapter One Suffixes Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, bursting
6
Q
-pexy
A
fixation
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rraphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming an opening
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision, cut
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
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
17
Q
-metry
A
act of measuring
18
Q
-scope
A
instrument for examining
19
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
20
Q
-algia/-dynia
A
pain
21
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
22
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
23
Q
-edema
A
swelling
24
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
25
-emia
blood condition
26
-iasis
abnormal condition
27
-itis
inflammation
28
-malacia
softening
29
-megaly
enlargement
30
-oma
tumor
31
-osis
abnormal condition, increase
32
-pathy
disease
33
-penia
decrease, deficiency
34
-phobia
fear
35
-plegia
paralysis
36
-rrhage/-rrhagia
bursting of
37
-rrhea
discharge, flow
38
-rrhexis
rupture
39
-stenosis
narrowing, structure
40
-toxic
poison
41
-trophy
nourishment, development
