Suffix Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
-Stasis
A
Control, Stop, Standing
2
Q
-ad
A
Towards
3
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, protrusion
4
Q
-Centesis
A
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
5
Q
-Desis
A
Surgical Fixation
6
Q
-Ectasis
A
Stretching out, dilation, expansion
7
Q
-Emia
A
In the blood
8
Q
-ia
A
Diseased, abnormal condition of
9
Q
-ptysis
A
Spitting, coughing
10
Q
-Stenosis
A
Constricting, narrowing
11
Q
-Stomy
A
Creation of an artificial opening
12
Q
-Tomy
A
Cut into, incision
13
Q
-Malacia
A
Softening
14
Q
-Phagia
A
Eating or Swallowing