Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
- ac
A
heart
2
Q
- al
A
kidneys
(RenAL)
3
Q
- ar
(Pertaining to)
A
loin
4
Q
- ary
(Pertaining to)
A
GI tract
5
Q
- an
A
ovary
6
Q
- eal
pertaining to
A
larynx
7
Q
- ic
pertaining to
A
the intestines
gastric
8
Q
- ine
pertaining to
A
uterus
uterINE
9
Q
- ous
A
the skin
(CutaneOUS)
10
Q
- tic
(Pertaining to)
A
kidneys
10
Q
- stomy
sx suffix
A
surgically creating a new opening
11
Q
- ectomy
A
surgical removal
cutting out
(HysterECTOMY)
12
Q
- tomy
A
cutting into
incision
13
Q
- pexy
A
suture to
stabilize
fixation
14
Q
- plasty
A
surgical repair
15
Q
-rrhea
A
flow of discharge
15
Q
- rrhaphy
A
to suture
16
Q
- rrhagia
- rrhage
A
bursting forth
excessive flow
17
Q
- rrexis
A
rupture
18
Q
- centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
19
Q
- gram
A
recording of
recording
written record
20
Q
- graph
A
instrument that records
21
Q
- graphy
A
procedure the records
22
Q
- lysis
A
separation
breakdown
23
- scope
instrument to visually examine
24
- scopy
procedure to visually examine
25
- therapy
treatment
26
- tripsy
to crush or destroy
27
- algia
- dynia
pain
28
- ectasis
dilation
expansion
distention
29
- itis
inflammation
30
- ia
disease
condition
31
- iasis
infestation
infection
32
- ism
state
condition or result of a pathologic process
33
- malacia
abdominal softening
34
- megaly
enlargement
35
- pathy
disease
36
- osis
abnormal condition
37
- penia
deficiency of
lack of
38
- sclerosis
abnormal hardening
39
- oma
| disease or condition
tumor
40
- um
structure
| pericardiUM
41
- cyte
cell
(LymphoCYTE)
42
- emesis
vomit
43
- logy
science
study of
44
- pnea
breathing
(InaPNEA)
45
-osis
disease or condition of
46
-urea
A substance formed by the breakdown of protein in the liver. The kidneys filter urea out of the blood and into the urine.
