Suffixes Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
2
Q
-necrosis
A
Tissue death
3
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
4
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition or disease
5
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
6
Q
-extomy
A
Surgical removal
7
Q
-ology
A
Study of
8
Q
-algia
A
Pain and suffering
9
Q
-dynia
A
Also meaning pain
10
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
11
Q
-malacia
A
Abnormal softening
12
Q
-pexy
A
Surgical fixation or stabilization
13
Q
-stomy
A
Surgically create an opening
14
Q
-tomy
A
Surgically cut into
15
Q
-sclerosis
A
Abnormal hardening
16
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
17
Q
-gram
A
A picture or record
18
Q
-graphy
A
Procedure used to recorded a electrocardiogram
19
Q
-graph
A
Machine used to record electrical activity of the heart
20
Q
-scopy
A
Looking inside using a scope
21
Q
-stenosis
A
Abnormal narrowing
22
Q
-Ologist
A
Specialist
23
Q
-rrahage or -rrhagia
A
Sudden severe bleeding
24
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Surgical suturing to close wounds
25
-rrhea
Flow or discharge of bodily fluids
26
-rrhexis
Rupture
27
-ac (ahck)
Cardiac (pertaining to heart)
28
-al (ahl)
Renal (pertaining to kidney)
29
-an (ahn)
Ovarian (pertaining to kidney)
30
-ar (ahr)
Lumbar (pertaining to loin or lower back)
31
-ary ( ahr- ē)
Alimentary (gastrointestinal tract)
32
-eal (ē
Laryngeal (larynx)
33
-ic (ihck)
Enteric (intestines)
34
-ine (ihn)
Uterine (uterus)
35
-ous (uhs)
Cutaneous (skin)
36
-tic (tihck)
Nephrotic (kidneys)
