9.1 FIB flashcards prefixes and suffixes

record (4 letters)

-gram

surgical fixation

-pexy

-al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

urine condition

-uria

many (prefix, 4 letters)

poly-

protrusion

-cele

producing

-genic

inflammation

-itis

drooping

-ptosis

abnormal flow condition

-rrhagia

outside of (prefix)

extra-

backward (prefix)

retro-

surgically create an opening

-ostomy

instrument to visually examine

-scope

instrument to measure

-meter

painful, difficult (prefix)

dys-

hardening

-sclerosis

tumor

: -oma

against (prefix, 4 letters)

anti-

abnormal softening

-malacia

study of

-logy

cutting into

-otomy

condition of stones

-lithiasis

without (prefix, 2 letters, not de-)

an-

process of visually examining

-scopy

narrowing

-stenosis

surgical repair

-plasty

within (prefix, 5 letters)

intra-

blood condition

-emia

stone

-lith

pain (5 letters)

: -algia

surgical crushing

-tripsy

surgical removal

-ectomy

process of recording

-graphy

to destroy, to break down (not destruction)

-lysis

enlarged

-megaly

disease

-pathy

abnormal condition (4 letters)

-osis

dilated

-ectasis