Suffix - chap 2 Flashcards
1
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-ian
A
specialist in the field of study
2
Q
-ist
A
specialist in the field of study
3
Q
-iatrics
A
medical specialty
4
Q
-iatry
A
medical specialty
5
Q
-ics
A
medical specialty
6
Q
-logy
A
study of
7
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording data
8
Q
-graphy
A
act of recording data
9
Q
-gram
A
a record of data
10
Q
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
11
Q
-metry
A
measurement of
12
Q
-scope
A
instrument for visual examination
13
Q
-scopy
A
process of visually examining
14
Q
-esthesia
A
sensation
15
Q
-algesia
A
pain
16
Q
-osmia
A
sense of smell
17
Q
-geusia
A
sense of taste
18
Q
-emia
A
condition of blood
19
Q
-hemia
A
condition of blood
20
Q
-penia
A
decrease in
21
Q
-poiesis
A
formation, production
22
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
23
Q
-desis
A
fusion
24
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-ectomy
A
excision
25
-pexy
surgical fixation
26
-plasty
surgical repair
27
-rhaphy
suture
28
-stomy
opening to the outside of the body
or
communication
29
-tome
incision
30
-tripsy
crushing
31
-lytic
dissolving reducing
32
-mimetic
simulating
33
-tropic
acting on
34
-phasia
speech
35
-lalia
speech
36
-lexia
reading
37
-plegia
paralysis
38
-paresis
partial paralysis
39
-lepsy
seizure
40
-phobia
irrational fear
41
-mania
excited state, obsession
42
-opsia
vision
43
-opia
vision
44
-pnea
breathing
45
-oxia
level of oxygen
46
-capnia
level of CO2
47
-phonia
voice
48
-ase
enzyme
49
-ose
sugar
50
-algia
pain
51
-algesia
pain
52
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
53
-clasis, -clasia
breaking
54
-itis
inflammation
55
-megaly
enlargement
56
-odynia
pain
57
-oma
tumor
58
-pathy
disease
59
-rhage -rhagia
bursting force, profuse flow
60
-rhea
flow, discharge
61
-rhexis
rupture
62
-schisis
splitting, fissure
63
-dilation
expansion
64
-ectasia
distention, dilation
65
-edema
swelling
66
-lysis
separation, destruction, dissolving, loosening
67
-malacia
softening
68
-necrosis
death of tissue
69
-ptosis
drooping
70
-sclerosis
hardening
71
-spasm
sudden, contraction
72
-stasis
stoppage, suppresion
73
-stenosis
narrowing, constriction
74
-toxin
poison
75
-lapse
fall
76
-mission
send
77
-mortem
death
78
-opsy
viewing
79
-para
bearing
80
-partum
birth
81
-pepsia
digestion
82
-phagia
eating
83
-phasia
speech
84
-pheresis
removal
85
-phil
attraction
86
-phoresis
carrying
87
-phoria
feeling
88
-phrenia
of the mind
89
-phylaxis
protection
90
-physis
growing
91
-plakia
plaque
92
-plasia
formation
93
-porosis
lessening in density
94
-stalsis
contraction
95
-somnia
sleep
96
-stat
agent to maintain a state
97
-tension
pressure
98
-therapy
treatment
99
-thesis
put, place
100
-tic
pertaining to
101
-um
structure
102
-uria
urine condition
103
-version
turning
104
-carcinoma
cancerous tumor of epithelial tissue
105
-sarcoma
cancerous tumor of fleshy tissue
