Suffixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
Q
dilation, expansion
A
-extasis
2
Q
inflammation
A
-itis
3
Q
softening
A
-malacia
4
Q
formation, growth
A
-plasia
5
Q
an abnormal condition of hardening
A
-sclerosis
6
Q
involuntary contraction, twitch
A
-spasm
7
Q
surgical puncture
A
-centesis
8
Q
to break, surgical fx
A
-clasis
9
Q
surgical fixation
A
-pexy
10
Q
surgical repair
A
-plasty
11
Q
forming an opening
A
-stomy
12
Q
record, writing
A
-gram
13
Q
instrument for recording
A
-graph
14
Q
process of recording
A
-graphy
15
Q
instrument for measuring
A
-meter
16
Q
process of measuring
A
-metry
17
Q
instrument for visual examination
A
-scope
18
Q
visual examination
A
-scopy
19
Q
pain
A
-algia
20
Q
pain
A
-dynia
21
Q
vomiting
A
-emesis
22
Q
binding, fixation
A
-desis
23
Q
excision, removal
A
-ectomy
24
Q
separation, destruction, loosening
A
-lysis
25
suture
-rhhaphy
26
incision
-tomy
27
hernia, swelling
-cele
28
swelling
-edema
29
blood condition
-emia
30
forming, producing, origin
-gen
31
forming, production, origin
-genesis
32
abnormal condition
-iasis
33
stone
-lith
34
enlargement
-megaly
35
tumor
-oma
36
abnormal condition, increase
-osis
37
disease
-pathy
38
decrease, deficiency
-penia
39
eating, swallowing
-phagia
40
fear
-phobia
41
formation, growth
-plasm
42
paralysis
-plegia
43
prolapse, downward displacement
-ptosis
44
bursting forth
-rrhage
45
bursting forth
-rrhagia
46
discharge, flow
-rrhea
47
rupture
-rrhexis
48
narrowing, stricture
-stenosis
49
poison
-toxic
50
nourishment, development
-trophy
50
