Suffixes Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
- algia
A
pain
2
Q
- centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
- cyte
A
cell
4
Q
- ectomy
A
removal / excision / resection
5
Q
- emesis
A
vomiting
6
Q
- itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
- logy
A
study of / process of
8
Q
- penia
A
deficiency of
9
Q
- pexy
A
fixation / to put in place
10
Q
- phobia
A
fear
11
Q
- plasia
A
formation / growth
12
Q
- phonea
A
sound / vocalisation
13
Q
- phagia
A
eating / swallowing
14
Q
- ostomy
A
form a mouth / surgical opening / permanent incision
e.g. tracheostomy
15
Q
- otomy
A
process of cutting / temporary incision
16
Q
- rrhoea / rrhage
A
flowing / a flux of
17
Q
- oma
A
tumour
18
Q
- toma
A
cutting / cut
19
Q
- genesis
A
development of
20
Q
- gram
A
to record
21
Q
- graph
A
measurement of
22
Q
- lith
A
stone / calculus
23
Q
- lysis
A
breakdown of
24
Q
- megaly
A
enlarged
25
- pathy
disease of
26
- scope
instrument for examining
27
- scopy
visual examination of
28
- spasm
involuntary movement
29
- trophy
development
30
- uria
urine
31
- ia / -iasis
condition or state
e.g. hypoplasia
