Chapter two Flashcards
(61 cards)
1
Q
-logy
A
study of, process of
2
Q
-Toxic
A
Poison
3
Q
-Graph
A
Instrument for recording
4
Q
-Tripsy
A
Crushing
5
Q
-tome
A
Instrument to cut
6
Q
-iac
A
Pertaining to
7
Q
-er
A
one who
8
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
9
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical Puncture
10
Q
-iatry
A
Medicine, Treatment
11
Q
-ist
A
specialist
12
Q
-ia,-ism
A
condition
13
Q
-Spasm
A
Twitching, involuntary contraction
14
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
15
Q
-mission
A
to send
16
Q
-al
-ac
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ior
-ous
-tic
A
Pertaining to
17
Q
-or
A
one who
18
Q
-opsy
A
to view, view of
19
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
20
Q
-pexy
A
fixation ( of an organ)
21
Q
-phobia
A
fear, aversion
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease
23
Q
-oma
A
tumor
24
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
25
-itis
inflamation
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-emesis
vomiting
28
-algia
-dynia
pain
29
-scopy
visual examination
30
-scope
instrument for examining
31
-gram
record, writing
32
-Tomy
incision
33
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
34
-plasty
surgical repair
35
-us
suture, substance, thing
36
-sis
state of, condition
37
-ptom
happening, occurence
38
-plasia
development, formation, growth
39
-ose
pertaining to, full of
40
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
41
-ium
structure, tissue
42
-ion
process
43
-genic
producing, produced by, or produced in
44
-drome
to run
45
-desis
binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)
46
-ectomy
excision, removal
47
-lysis
seperation; destruction; loosening
48
-icle
-ole
-ule
small, minute
49
-y
condition, process
50
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
51
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
52
-rrhexis
rupture
53
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
54
-plegia
paralysis
55
-penia
decrease, deficiency
56
-osis
abnormal condition; increase ( used primarily with blood cells)
57
-malacia
softening
58
-gen
-genesis
forming. producing, origin
59
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
60
-cele
hernia, swelling
61
-graphy
process of recording
