suffix (green) Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
Q
- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
A
cardiac
pedal
glandular
pulmonary
2
Q
-desis
A
binding
3
Q
- eal
- ous
- ic
- tic
A
pertaining to
adjectival endings
4
Q
-e
A
noun marker
5
Q
- algia
- dynia
A
pain
6
Q
-ectasis
A
expansion or dilation
7
Q
-ation
A
process
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision (removal)
9
Q
-cele
A
pouching or hernia
10
Q
-iasis
A
formation or presence of
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
- icle
- ole
- ula
- ule
A
small
13
Q
-genesis
A
origin or production
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
- gram
- graph
- graphy
A
record
instrument for recording
process of recording
16
Q
-ium
A
structure or tissue
17
Q
- ia
- ism
A
condition of
18
Q
- logy
- logist
- ist
A
study of
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
one who specializes in
19
Q
- atrics
- iatry
A
treatment
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
Q
-lysis
A
breaking down or dissolution
22
Q
-osis
A
condition or increase
23
Q
-malacia
A
softening
24
Q
-penia
A
abnormal reduction
25
-megaly
enlargement
26
-pexy
suspension or fixation
27
- meter
| - metry
instrument for measuring
| process of measuring
28
- phil
| - philia
attraction for
29
-oid
resembling
30
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
31
-rrhea
discharge
32
-rrhexis
rupture
33
-poiesis
formation
34
- scope
| - scopy
instrument for examination
| process of examination
35
-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
36
-spasm
involuntary contraction
37
- rrhage
| - rrhagia
to burst forth
38
-stasis
stop or stand
39
-rrhaphy
suture
40
-stomy
creation of an opening.
41
-tomy
incision
42
-y
condition or process of
43
-centisis
puncture for aspiration
