Suffixes Flashcards
(28 cards)
algia
pain (arthralgia)
cele
protrusion (cystocele)
centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid (thoracentesis)
cyte
cell (leukocyte)
ectomy
cutting out (appendectomy)
gram
drawing or written record (mammogram)
itis
inflammation (pneumonitis)
lytic
destroy, reduce (hemolytic)
megaly
enlargement (splenomegaly)
oophor(o)
ovary (oophorectomy)
ology/logy
study of (cardiology)
oma
tumor (carcinoma)
orrhaphy
suturing, repairing (herniorrhaphy)
osis
condition (thrombosis)
ostomy
artificial opening (colostomy)
otomy
incision (laparotomy)
pathy
disease (encephalopathy)
penia
decrease of (leukopenia)
phobia
abnormal fear or intolerance (acrophobia)
plasty
surgical repair or shaping (rhinoplasty)
plegia
paralysis (hemiplegia)
pnea
breathing, respiration (apnea)
renal
kidney (intrarenal)
rrhage
excessive flow (hemorrhage)