Medical Terminology: Suffixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
4
Q
-clysis
A
irrigation
5
Q
-ectasia
A
dilatation, dilation
6
Q
-ectomy
A
excision
7
Q
-emes/is
A
vomiting
8
Q
-emia
A
blood
9
Q
-esthesia
A
feelings
10
Q
-genesis, -gen/o
A
development, formation, beginning
11
Q
-gnosis
A
know
12
Q
-ia
A
noun ending
13
Q
-ia, -ic
A
pertaining to
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-manual
A
hand
16
Q
-meter
A
measuring instrument
17
Q
-oid
A
resembling
18
Q
-ologist
A
one who studies
19
Q
-ology
A
study of
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
Q
-opia
A
vision
22
Q
-orrhagia
A
hemorrhage
23
Q
-orrhaphy
A
suture
24
Q
-orrhea
A
flow
25
-orrhexis
rupture
26
-osis
condition of
27
-ostomy
new opening
28
-otomy
incision
29
-pedal
foot
30
-pexy
fixing, fixation
31
-phob/ia
fear
32
-plasm
growth
33
-plegia, -plegic
paralysis
34
-ptosis
drooping
35
-scope, -scopy
examining, looking at
36
-spasm
twitching
37
-sperm
sperm
38
-stasis
slow, stop
39
-tome
instrument
40
-tripsy
crushing
