Medical Suffixes (copy)

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical suffixes and their meanings.

-algia

pain (common)

-cise

Cut

-cele

hernia

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal

-dynia

Pain

-ectasis

Dilation

-genic

produces, produced by, originating from (adjective)

-gen

The which produces

-genesis

generates, formation of, process

-ia

condition (general)

-itis

inflammation

-iasis

Abnormal condition (infection)

-ism

State of condition

-logist

One who studies

-logy

Study of

-lysis

Breakdown of

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

death of tissue

-oma

tumor; mass

-osis

general abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-plasia

growth development

-plasm

formation

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhea

flow

-rrhage

Excessive, abnormal flow

-rrhexis

Repture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

Narrowing

-therapy

Treatment

-trophy

Nourishment, development