Suffixes Pertaining to Surgical Procedures Flashcards
(96 cards)
1
Q
- algia; -dynia
A
Pain
2
Q
-ectasia; -ectasis
A
Dilation
3
Q
-stasis
A
Controlling or stopping
4
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency
5
Q
-malacia
A
Soft or softening
6
Q
-edema
A
Swelling
7
Q
emesis
A
Vomit
8
Q
-oid
A
Like or resembling
9
Q
-rrhexis
A
Rupture
10
Q
-rrhea
A
Discharge
11
Q
-rrhagia; rrhage
A
Excessive blood flow
12
Q
-graphy
A
To record, or take picture
13
Q
-scope
A
To view
14
Q
-tomy
A
To cut into
15
Q
-scopy
A
Process of viewing
16
Q
-tome
A
Cutting instrument
17
Q
-therapy
A
Treatment
18
Q
-stomy
A
Create opening
19
Q
-tripsy
A
Crush
20
Q
-rrhapy
A
Suture
21
Q
-pexy
A
Anchor or secure
22
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
23
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal of
24
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
25
-scope
to view
26
-ic, -al
pertaining to
27
-penia
deficiency
28
-therapy
treatment
29
-stomy
create opening, incision
30
-tripsy
crush
31
-lysis
breakdown
32
my/o
muscle
33
opthalm/o
eye
34
bronch/o
air passage; lung
35
hepat/o
liver
36
acr/o
extremities
37
encephal/o
brain
38
endo
within
39
lapr/o
adominal wall/cavity
40
flur/o
luminous; emitting light
41
tom/o
to cut
42
narc/o
sleep
43
esthesi/o
sensation
44
thorac/o
chest
45
thromb/o
clot
46
hyster/o
uterus
47
-iasis
formation
48
-osis
condition or increase
49
phil or philia
attraction for
50
-ptosis
falling; downward displacement
51
-plegia; -plegic
paralysis; pertaing to paralysis
52
pyrex/o
fever
53
-lysin
destroy
54
metr/o
uterus
55
-phagic
eating or swallowing
56
-phylaxis
protection
57
-dys
bad or difficult
58
col/o; colon/o
large intestine
59
angi/o
vessel
60
ac
before meals
61
pc
after meals
62
bid
2 times a day
63
tid
3 times a day
64
qid
4 times a day
65
bin
2 times a night
66
ad lib
freely as desired
67
q
every
68
po
by mouth
69
aq
water
70
npo
nothing by mouth
71
-ase
enzyme
72
-iatr/o
physician or treatment
73
id/o
individual or unknown
74
por/o
small opening
75
periton/o
membrane
76
chol/e
bile or biliary system
77
isch/o
restrain; make less
78
poly
many
79
an
lack of
80
-plasia
development
81
-phasia
speech
82
-opia
pertaining to vision
83
-eum; -ium
membrane
84
-iac
one who suffers
85
-plasm
formation or growth
86
-cele
herniation
87
-ptosis
condition of drooping or sagging
88
-emia
blood condition
89
-ism
theory or condition
90
-osis
abnormal condition
91
-ia; -iasis
condition
92
troph/o; -trophy
nutrition
93
plast/o
repair
94
scler/o
hard
95
rachi/o
spine
96
gloss/o
tongue
