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Suffix flashcrads for Health Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Centesis | To puncture/Tap to draw fluid from |
| Desis | Surgical fixation, Fusion |
| Ectomy | Excision, Removal, Cut out |
| Pexy | Fixation |
| Plasty | Surgical repair, Correction |
| Rrhaphy | Suture |
| Sect | To cut |
| Stomy | Forming a new opening |
| Tome | Instrument for cutting |
| Tomy | Incision to, Cut into |
| Tripsy | To crush, Break down |
| Puncture | To pierce a surface |
| Assay | Examine, Analyze |
| Gram | Written record, Recording |
| Graph | Instrument for recording |
| Graphy | Progess of recording |
| Manometer | Instrument for measuring pressure |
| Manometry | Process of measuring pressure |
| Meter | Instrument for measuring |
| Metery | Process of measuring |
| Opsy | To view |
| Scope | Instrument for examining |
| Scopy | Process of examining, Examination |
| Rrhagia | Excessive flow, Profuse discharge |
| Rrhage | Excessive flow, Profuse discharge |
| Rrhea | Flow, Discharge |
| Rrhexis | Rupture |
| Ac | Pertaining to cardiac |
| Al | Pertaining to dental |
| Ar | Pertainingg to tonsilar |
| Ary | Pertaining to polmonary |
| Ia | Pertaining to bradycardia |
| Ic | Pertaining to gastric |
| Ical | Pertaining to chemical |
| Ium | Pertaining to cardium |
| Ous | Pertaining to mucous |
| Tic | Pertaining to pancreatic |
| Us | Pertaining to hydrocephalus |
| Algia | Algesia/Pain |
| Cele | Herniation, Swelling |
| Cide | Agent that kills |
| Cyte | Cells |
| Emia | Blood Condition |
| Ism | Condition, Disease |
| Ist | Specialist |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Logist | One that studies, Specialist |
| Logia-Logy | The study of |
| Lysis | Destruction, Breakdown |
| Megaly | Enlarged |
| Oid | Resembling, Like |
| Oma | Tumor, Mass |
| Opia-Opsia | Vision |
| Osis | Condition of |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Plasm | Growth/Formation of tissue |
| Pnea | Breath, Breathing |
| Porosis | Porous, Decrease in density |
| Ptosis | Drooping, Prolapsed |
| Ptysis | Spitting, Spit up |
| Spasm | Twitching, Involuntary contraction |
| Theraphy | Treatment |