medical terminology- Suffixes Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
3
Q
-blast
A
immature cells
4
Q
-cele
A
hernia,protrussion
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-ectasis
A
diliation
7
Q
-edema
A
swelling
8
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
9
Q
-emia,-hermia
A
blood condition
10
Q
-ia
A
condition
11
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition caused by
12
Q
-iatry
A
medical treatment or specialty
13
Q
-ism
A
state of, condition
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
16
Q
-logy
A
study of
17
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown,destruction
18
Q
-lyte
A
substance that can be broken down
19
Q
-malacia
A
softening
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
21
Q
-oma
A
tumor,mass
22
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
23
Q
-pathy
A
dieseases
24
Q
-penia
A
deficiency,abnormal decrease
25
-phagia
eating
26
-phasis
speaking
27
-phobia
fear
28
-plegia
paralysis
29
-pnea
breath,breathing
30
-ptosis
drooping
31
-rrhage
excessive flow
32
-rrhea
flow,discharge
33
-rrhexis
rupture
34
-slerosis
hardening
35
-spasm
sudden, involuntary movement
36
-stasis
controlled,level,stoopped
37
-stenosis
narrowwing
38
-therapy
treatment
39
-trophy
growth, development
40
-tropic
stimulating or acting on
41
-uria
urine condition
42
-gram
record, image
43
-graph
record, image: instrument used to an image.
44
-graphy
process if recording
45
-meter
instrumentused to measure
46
metry
process of measuring
47
-opsy
visual inspection
48
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
49
-scopy
process of visually examining
50
-centesis
surgical puntrucing
51
-ectomy
surgical removal
52
-plasty
surgical repair
53
-rrhaphy
suture, surgical suturing
54
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening in the body
55
-tomy
surgical incision or cutting into a part of the body
