Med Term: Quiz #1 (Common + Procedure Suffixes) Flashcards Flashcards Flashcards
-ac
Pertaining to
-blast, -blasto, -blastic
Bud; Germ
-cyte, -cytic
Cell
-dynia
Pain; Swelling
-eal, -ial
Pertaining to
-ectasis
Expansion; Dilation
-emia
Blood condition
-ia
Condition
-iasis
Condition; Formation of
-ism
Condition
-ites, -itis
Inflammation
-ity
Pertaining to
-ium
Structure or tissue
-lysis, -lytic
Break down; Destruction; Dissolving
-malacia
Softening
-megaly
Enlargement
-oid
Resembling
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Condition; Usually abnormal
-ous
Pertaining to
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency; Lack of
-phagia, -phagy
Eating; Swallowing
-phasia
Speech
-plasia, -plastic
Growth
-plegia
Paralysis
-pnea
Breathing
-poiesis
Production
-ptosis
Falling; Drooping
-rrhage, -rrhagic
Bleeding
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
-sclerosis
Hardening
-sis
Condition
-stasis
Level; Unchanging
-trophy
Growth
-uria
In the urine
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-desis
Surgical binding
-ectomy
Cut out; Removal
-gram
Record; Picture
-graph
Instrument used to create a record or picture
-graphy
To record or take a picture
-meter
Device used for measuring
-opsy
Visual examination
-ostomy
Opening
-otomy
Incision
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-plasty
Surgical reconstruction
-scope
For examining
-scopy
Examine