Suffixes Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
Q
-centesis (S)
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis (S)
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis (S)
A
binding; fixation
4
Q
-ectomy (S)
A
excision; removal
5
Q
-lysis (S)
A
separation; destruction; loosening
6
Q
-pexy (S)
A
fixation (organ)
7
Q
-plasty (S)
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy (S)
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy (S)
A
forming an opening (mouth)
10
Q
-tome (S)
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy (S)
A
incision
12
Q
-tripsy (S)
A
crushing
13
Q
-gram (D)
A
record, writing
14
Q
-graph (D)
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy (D)
A
process of recording
16
Q
-scope (D)
A
instrument for examining
17
Q
-scopy (D)
A
visual examination
18
Q
-algia (P)
A
pain
19
Q
-dynia (P)
A
pain
20
Q
-cele (P)
A
hernia, swelling
21
Q
-ectasis (P)
A
dilation, expansion
22
Q
-emesis (P)
A
vomiting
23
Q
-emia (P)
A
blood conditon
24
Q
-gen (P)
A
forming; producing; origin
25
-genesis (P)
forming; producing; origin
26
-itis (P)
inflammation
27
-malacia (P)
softening
28
-megaly (P)
enlargement
29
-oma (P)
tumor
30
-osis (P)
abnormal condition
31
-pathy (P)
disease
32
-penia (P)
deficiency
33
-phobia (P)
fear
34
-plegia (P)
paralysis
35
-ptosis (P)
prolapse
36
-rrhea (P)
discharge; flow
37
-rrhexis (P)
rupture
38
-sclerosis (P)
abnormal hardening
39
Surgical (S)
invasive procedure performed on body part
40
Diagnostic (D)
procedure performed to identify cause/nature of illness
41
Pathological (P)
abnormal condition or diease
42
-spasm (P)
involuntary contraction, twitching
43
-stenosis (P)
narrowing; stricture
44
-toxic (P)
poison
45
-ar
Pertaining to
46
-ic
Pertaining to
47
-cyte
cell
48
-derma
skin
49
-logist
Specialist
50
-logy
Study of
51
-therapy
Treatment
52
-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
53
-orexia
apetite
54
-pepsia
digestion
55
-phagia
swallowing, eating
56
-prandial
meal
57
-capnia
carbon dioxide
58
-osmia
smell
59
-phonia
voice
60
-pnea
breathing
61
-ptysis
spitting
62
-thorax
chest
63
-cardia
heart condition
