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Chapter 3- suffixes
Surgical And Diagnostics
Question | Answer | |
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-ectomy | excision, removal | Incisions |
o/stomy | forming an opening (mouth) | Incisions |
o/tomy | incision | Incisions |
o/clasis | to break | refracturing, loosening, crushing |
o/lysis | seperation, destruction, loosening | refracturing, loosening, crushing |
o/tripsy | crushing | refracturing, loosening, crushing |
o/desis | binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) | plastic operations |
o/pexy | suspension, fixation (of an organ) | plastic operations |
o/plasty | surgical repair | platic operations |
o/rrhapy | suture | plastic operations |
o/centesis | surgical puncture | diagnostic suffixes |
o/gram | record, writing | diagnostic suffixes |
o/graph | instrument for recording | diagnostic suffixes |
o/graphy | process of recording | diagnostic suffixes |
o/meter | instrument for measuring | diagnostic suffixes |
o/metry | act of measuring | diagnostic suffixes |
o/scope | instrument to view or examine | diagnostic suffixes |
o/scopy | visual examination | diagnostic suffixes |
algia / o/dynia | pain | pathological |
o/cele | hernia, swelling | pathological |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion | pathological |
-edema | swelling | pathological |
-emesis | vomiting | pathological |
-emia | blood condition | pathological |
-iasis | abnormal condition | pathological |
-itis | inflammation | pathological |
o/lith | stone, calcusus | pathological |
o/malacia | softening | pathological |
o/megaly | enlargement | pathological |
-oma | tumor | pathological |
o/pathy | disease | pathological |
o/penia | decrease, deficency | pathological |
o/plasia / o/plasm | formation, growth | pathological |
o/rrhage / o/rrhagia | bursting forth (of) | pathological |
o/rrhea | discharge, flow | pathological |
o/rrhexis | rupture | pathological |
-osis | abnormal condition, increase (used only with blood cells) | pathological |
o/spasm | twitching | pathological |
o/stenosis | narrowing, stricture | pathological |
o/toxic | poision | pathological |
o/trophy | development, nourishment | pathological |
0/centesis | surgical puncture | Incisions |