Chapter Two Flashcards by Amber Hamer

Surgical suffixes

Describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part (append/ectomy)

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-ectomy

Excision ,removal

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-centesis

Surgical puncture

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-tripsy

Crushing

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-lysis

Separation, destruction, loosening

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-clasis

To break,surgical fracture

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-pexy

Fixation of an organ

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-rrhaphy

Suture

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-plasty

Surgical repair

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-stomy

Forming an opening

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-desis

Binding,fixation

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-tome

Instrument to cut

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-tomy

Incision

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Diagnostic suffixes

Denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness(gastr/o/scopy)

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-scope

Instrument for examining

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-scopy

Visual examination

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-graph

Instrument for recording

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-graphy

Process of recording

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-meter

Instrument for measuring

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-metry

Act of measuring

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-gram

Record, writing

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Pathological suffixes

Describe an abnormal condition or a disease (gastr/itis)

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-algia,-dynia

Pain

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-plasia,-plasm

Formation, growth

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-gen,-genesis

Forming , producing ,orgin

-rrhage,rrhagia

Bursting forth (of)

-edema

Swelling

-cele

Hernia, swelling

-lith

Stone , calculus

-osis

Abnormal condition,increase

-spasm

Involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

Narrowing , stricture

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-pathy

Disease

-itis

Inflammation

-Oma

Tumor

-rrhexis

Rupture

-plegia

Paralysis

-ectasis

Dilation,expansion

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-iasis

Abnormal condition

Grammatical suffixes

Attached to the word roots to form parts of speech (gastr/ic)(adjective)

Diminutive suffixes

Denote a smaller version of a word(tub/ule)(small,minute)

Pertaining to

-ac,-al,-ar,-ary,-ic,- ile

Condition

-esis,-ia,-ism

Specialist

-ician,-ist

Medicine /treatment

-iatry

Small, minute

-icle,-ole,-ule

Single and plural suffixes

Change when a word is modified from a singular to a plural form (diagno/sis to diagno/ses

Thrombi

Thrombus

Ova

Ovum

Fungi

Fungus

Diagnoses

Diagnosis

Lith/o/tripsy

Crushing of a stone

Colon/o/stomy

Forming a new opening

Append/ectomy

Excision , removal of the appendix

Arth/o/pathy

Disease of the joint

Arth/o/scope

Instrument to examine a joint

Gastr/itis

Intimation of the stomach

Arthr/o/centesis

Surgical puncture of a joint

My/o/rrhaphy

Suture of muscles

Arthr/o/desis

Binding , fixation of a joint

Trache/o/stomy

Forming an opening into the trachea

Cardi/o/graph

Instrument for recording the heart

Electr/o/cardi/o/gram

Record of electrical activity of the heart

Neur/algia

Pain of a nerve

Carcin/o/gen

Forming, producing , orgin of cancer

Oste/o/malacia

Softening of bone

Lith/iasis

Abnormal condition of stones

Hepat/o/cele

Hernia,swelling of the liver

Lymph/edema

Swelling of a lymph glad

Lymph/oma

Tumor composed of lymph tissue

Hem/o/rrhage

Bursting forth of blood

Chapter Two Flashcards

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