Suffixes Study Tool Ch2

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

to break ; surgical fracture

-desis

binding; fixation (of a bone/ Joint)

-ectomy

excision; removal

-lysis

seperation; destruction

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

intrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-cele

hernia; swelling

-ectasis

dilation; expansion

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-gen

forming; producing; origin

-gensis

forming; producing; origin

-itis

inflamation

-malacia

softening

-magaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (mostly w blood cells)

-pathy

diesease

-penia

decrease; deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plegia

paralysisprolapse

-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

-rrhea

discharge ; flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

-spasm

involuntary contraction; twitching

-stenosis

narrowing; stricture

-toxic

poison

-ac (include noun/ adjective/ diminutive as well)

*Starts Pg 25

-al

pertaining to - adjective = neural

-ar

pertaining to- adjective= muscular

-ary

pertaining to - adjective =pulmonary

-eal

-ic

-ior

-ous

-tic

-ia

-ism

-iatry

-ist

-y

-icle

-ole

small, minute - diminutive = arteriole

-ule

small, minute -diminutive = venule