Suffixes Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
Q
Uria
A
Urine, urination
2
Q
Trophy
A
Nourishment
3
Q
Tomy, otomy
A
Cutting into, surgical incision
4
Q
Tome
A
Instrument used to cut
5
Q
Therapy
A
Treatment
6
Q
Stomy
A
New artificial opening
7
Q
Stenosis
A
Narrowing, constiction
8
Q
Stat
A
To stop
9
Q
Stasis
A
Control, stop, standing still
10
Q
Spasm
A
Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
11
Q
Sepsis
A
Infection
12
Q
Scopy
A
Visual exam with an instrument
13
Q
Scopic
A
Visual exam
14
Q
Scope
A
Instrument used for visual exam
15
Q
Sclerosis
A
Hardening
16
Q
rrhea
A
Abnormal flow, discharge
17
Q
rrhaphy
A
To suture, stitch
18
Q
rrhage
A
An abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding
19
Q
Pnea
A
Breathing
20
Q
Plegia
A
Paralysis, stroke
21
Q
Plasty
A
Plastic, surgical repair
22
Q
Phobia
A
Abnormal fear, fear of
23
Q
Phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
24
Q
Pathy
A
Disease
25
Opsy
To view
26
Oma
Tumor, mass
27
Megaly
Enlargement
28
Malacia
Softening
29
Lysis
Destruction, reduce, separation
30
Ology, logy
Study of
31
Logist
Specialist
32
Itis
Iflammation
33
Graphy
Process of recording, x-ray filming
34
Graph
Instrument used to record
35
Gram
Record, x-ray
36
Emia
Blood, blood condition
37
Emesis
Vomiting
38
Ectomy
Excision, surgical removal
39
Gynia
Pain
40
Cyte
Cell
41
Algia
Pain, suffering
42
Osis
Disease
43
Ism
Condition, state of abnormal condition
