EMT Common Suffixes Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pertaining to pain
2
Q
-asthen(o)
A
weakness
3
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
4
Q
-cele
A
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
5
Q
-centesis
A
pertaining to a procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fl uid or obtain a sample for analysis
6
Q
-cytle
A
cell
7
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
8
Q
-emia
A
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
9
Q
esthesi(o)-
A
pertaining to sensation or perception
10
Q
-genic
A
causing
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
Q
-graph
A
a record or the instrument
used to create the record
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-lysis
A
decline,disintegration, or destruction
15
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement of
16
Q
-ology
A
science of
17
Q
-oma
A
tumor
18
Q
-osis
A
pertaining to a disease process (see also -sis)
19
Q
-ostomy
A
surgical creation of an opening
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease or a system for treating disease
21
Q
-phagia
A
pertaining to eating or swallowing
22
Q
-phasia
A
pertaining to speech
23
Q
-phobia
A
Irrational fear
24
Q
-plasty
A
plastic surgery
25
-plegia
paralysis
26
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
27
-ptosis
drooping
28
-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
29
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
30
-rrhaphy
suture of: repair of
31
-rrhea
flow or discharge
32
-scope
instrument for examination
33
-scopy
examination with an instrument
34
-sis
a process, action, or condition
35
-taxis
order, arrangement of
36
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
37
-uria
pertaining to a substance in
the urine or the condition so
indicated
