Common Suffixes Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding; fixation of a bone or joint
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
6
Q
-pexy
A
fixation of an organ
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision
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
-scope
A
instrument for examining
17
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
18
Q
-algia or -dynia
A
pain
19
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
20
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
21
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
22
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
23
Q
-gen or -genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
24
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
25
-malacia
softening
26
-megaly
enlargement
27
-oma
tumor
28
-osis
abnormal condition
29
-pathy
disease
30
-penia
decrease, deficiency
31
-phobia
fear
32
-plegia
paralysis
33
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
34
-rrhea
discharge, flow
35
-rrhexis
rupture
36
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
37
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
38
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
39
-toxic
poison
40
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
41
-ia or -ism
condition
42
-iatry or -ist
medicine, treatment
43
-y
condition, process
44
-icle, -ole, -ule
small, minute
45
-derma
skin
46
-logist
specialist in the study of
47
-logy
study of
48
-therapy
treatment
