{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/tp-med-suffixes",
 "id": "tp-med-suffixes",
 "title": "Medical Terminology: Suffixes",
 "category": "test-prep",
 "subject": "Medical Terminology",
 "levels": [
  "college",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Word endings that signal a condition, procedure or measurement.",
 "tags": [
  "medical",
  "terminology",
  "suffix"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Suffix",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "-algia",
   "Pain",
   "neuralgia"
  ],
  [
   "-cele",
   "Hernia; swelling",
   "cystocele"
  ],
  [
   "-centesis",
   "Surgical puncture to remove fluid",
   "amniocentesis"
  ],
  [
   "-cide",
   "Killing",
   "bactericide"
  ],
  [
   "-clasis, -clast",
   "Break; breaking",
   "osteoclast"
  ],
  [
   "-cyte",
   "Cell",
   "erythrocyte"
  ],
  [
   "-ectasis",
   "Expansion; dilation",
   "bronchiectasis"
  ],
  [
   "-ectomy",
   "Surgical removal",
   "appendectomy"
  ],
  [
   "-emia",
   "Condition of the blood",
   "anemia"
  ],
  [
   "-genesis",
   "Origin; production",
   "pathogenesis"
  ],
  [
   "-genic",
   "Producing; originating in",
   "carcinogenic"
  ],
  [
   "-gram",
   "A record",
   "electrocardiogram"
  ],
  [
   "-graph",
   "Instrument for recording",
   "electrocardiograph"
  ],
  [
   "-graphy",
   "Process of recording",
   "radiography"
  ],
  [
   "-iasis",
   "Condition; formation of",
   "lithiasis"
  ],
  [
   "-ism",
   "Condition; process",
   "hypothyroidism"
  ],
  [
   "-itis",
   "Inflammation",
   "arthritis"
  ],
  [
   "-kinesis",
   "Movement",
   "dyskinesia"
  ],
  [
   "-lithiasis",
   "Presence of stones",
   "cholelithiasis"
  ],
  [
   "-logist",
   "One who studies",
   "cardiologist"
  ],
  [
   "-logy",
   "Study of",
   "cardiology"
  ],
  [
   "-lysis",
   "Breakdown; loosening",
   "hemolysis"
  ],
  [
   "-malacia",
   "Softening",
   "osteomalacia"
  ],
  [
   "-mania",
   "Obsessive preoccupation",
   "kleptomania"
  ],
  [
   "-megaly",
   "Enlargement",
   "hepatomegaly"
  ],
  [
   "-meter",
   "Instrument for measuring",
   "thermometer"
  ],
  [
   "-metry",
   "Measurement",
   "spirometry"
  ],
  [
   "-oid",
   "Resembling",
   "thyroid"
  ],
  [
   "-ologist",
   "Specialist in the study of",
   "dermatologist"
  ],
  [
   "-oma",
   "Tumor; mass",
   "lipoma"
  ],
  [
   "-opia",
   "Vision condition",
   "myopia"
  ],
  [
   "-opsy",
   "View of; examination",
   "biopsy"
  ],
  [
   "-osis",
   "Abnormal condition",
   "fibrosis"
  ],
  [
   "-ostomy",
   "Creating a surgical opening",
   "colostomy"
  ],
  [
   "-otomy",
   "Cutting into",
   "laparotomy"
  ],
  [
   "-pathy",
   "Disease",
   "neuropathy"
  ],
  [
   "-penia",
   "Deficiency",
   "leukopenia"
  ],
  [
   "-pexy",
   "Surgical fixation",
   "nephropexy"
  ],
  [
   "-phagia",
   "Eating; swallowing",
   "dysphagia"
  ],
  [
   "-phasia",
   "Speech",
   "aphasia"
  ],
  [
   "-philia",
   "Attraction to",
   "hemophilia"
  ],
  [
   "-phobia",
   "Fear",
   "claustrophobia"
  ],
  [
   "-plasia",
   "Formation; growth",
   "hyperplasia"
  ],
  [
   "-plasty",
   "Surgical repair",
   "rhinoplasty"
  ],
  [
   "-plegia",
   "Paralysis",
   "paraplegia"
  ],
  [
   "-pnea",
   "Breathing",
   "apnea"
  ],
  [
   "-poiesis",
   "Formation",
   "hematopoiesis"
  ],
  [
   "-ptosis",
   "Drooping; prolapse",
   "blepharoptosis"
  ],
  [
   "-rrhage, -rrhagia",
   "Excessive flow; bursting forth",
   "hemorrhage"
  ],
  [
   "-rrhaphy",
   "Suture of",
   "herniorrhaphy"
  ],
  [
   "-rrhea",
   "Flow; discharge",
   "diarrhea"
  ],
  [
   "-rrhexis",
   "Rupture",
   "arteriorrhexis"
  ],
  [
   "-sclerosis",
   "Hardening",
   "arteriosclerosis"
  ],
  [
   "-scope",
   "Instrument for viewing",
   "endoscope"
  ],
  [
   "-scopy",
   "Visual examination",
   "colonoscopy"
  ],
  [
   "-spasm",
   "Involuntary contraction",
   "bronchospasm"
  ],
  [
   "-stasis",
   "Stopping; controlling",
   "hemostasis"
  ],
  [
   "-stenosis",
   "Narrowing",
   "pyloric stenosis"
  ],
  [
   "-therapy",
   "Treatment",
   "chemotherapy"
  ],
  [
   "-tome",
   "Instrument for cutting",
   "microtome"
  ],
  [
   "-tripsy",
   "Crushing",
   "lithotripsy"
  ],
  [
   "-trophy",
   "Nourishment; development",
   "atrophy"
  ],
  [
   "-uria",
   "Urine condition",
   "hematuria"
  ],
  [
   "-ia",
   "Condition",
   "pneumonia"
  ],
  [
   "-ic, -al, -ar, -ary",
   "Pertaining to",
   "cardiac"
  ],
  [
   "-ous",
   "Pertaining to",
   "venous"
  ],
  [
   "-ase",
   "Enzyme",
   "lipase"
  ],
  [
   "-emesis",
   "Vomiting",
   "hematemesis"
  ],
  [
   "-esthesia",
   "Sensation",
   "anesthesia"
  ],
  [
   "-ferous",
   "Bearing; carrying",
   "sudoriferous"
  ],
  [
   "-gnosis",
   "Knowledge",
   "prognosis"
  ],
  [
   "-gen",
   "Substance that produces",
   "antigen"
  ],
  [
   "-ule",
   "Small",
   "venule"
  ],
  [
   "-trophic",
   "Pertaining to nourishment",
   "neurotrophic"
  ],
  [
   "-ectopy",
   "Displacement",
   "cardiac ectopy"
  ],
  [
   "-ar vs -al",
   "Both mean 'pertaining to'; the choice depends on the root"
  ],
  [
   "-iatrics, -iatry",
   "Medical treatment; field of medicine",
   "pediatrics"
  ],
  [
   "-ist",
   "A specialist",
   "podiatrist"
  ],
  [
   "-ptysis",
   "Spitting",
   "hemoptysis"
  ],
  [
   "-stomy vs -tomy",
   "-stomy makes an opening; -tomy is just a cut"
  ],
  [
   "-desis",
   "Binding; fusion",
   "arthrodesis"
  ],
  [
   "-lepsy",
   "Seizure",
   "epilepsy"
  ],
  [
   "-pepsia",
   "Digestion",
   "dyspepsia"
  ],
  [
   "-phoria",
   "Feeling; bearing",
   "euphoria"
  ],
  [
   "-physis",
   "Growing",
   "epiphysis"
  ]
 ]
}