Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical procedure
4
Q
-clasis
A
to break, surgical fracture
5
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
9
Q
-edema
A
swelling
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
13
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
14
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
15
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
Q
-lith
A
stone, calculus
18
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
19
Q
-malacia
A
softening
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
21
Q
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
22
Q
-metry
A
act of measuring
23
Q
-oma
A
tumor
24
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
25
-pathy
disease
26
-penia
decrease, deficiency
27
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
-plegia
paralysis
30
-rrhage / rrhagia
bursting forth (of)
31
-rrhaphy
suture
32
-rrhea
discharge, flow
33
-rrhexis
rupture
34
-scope
instrument for measuring
35
-scopy
visual examination
36
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
37
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
38
-tome
instrument to cut
39
-tomy
incision
40
-tripsy
crushing
41
-trophy
development, nourishment
42
a-, an-
without, not
43
circum-, peri-
around
44
dia-, trans-
through, across
45
dipl-, diplo-
double
46
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
47
endo-, intra-
in, within
48
extra-
outside
49
homo-, homeo-
same
50
hyper-
excessive, above normal
51
hypo-
under, below, deficient
52
inter-
between
53
macro-
large
54
micro-
small
55
para-
near, beside, beyond
56
post-
after, behind
57
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
58
primi-
first
59
retro-
backward, behind
60
super-
upper, above
