Sufixes Denoting Incisions
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- What is clasis
- Break or fracture ie osteoclasis which means bone fracture
- What is lysis
- Separation, destruction, loosening ie enterolysis which means separation of intestine
- What is centesis
- puncture ie arthrocentesis which means puncture of a joint
- What is ectomy
- excision or removal ie appendectomy which is excision or removal of the appendex
- What is stomy
- forming an opening or mouth ie colostomy or opening into the colon from the outside
- What is tome
- Instrument to cut ie osteotome meaning instrument used to cut bone
- What is tomy
- Incision or cut into ie phlebotomy which means incision or cut into the vein
- What is tripsy
- crushing ie lithotripsy which means stone, calculus crushing
- What is desis
- Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) ie arthrodesis which means binding of joint
- What is pexy
- Suspension, fixation (of a organ) ie mastopexy which means suspension or fixation of breast
- What is rrhaphy
- Suture ie myorrhaphy which means muscle suture
- What is plasty
- Surgical Repair ie rhinoplasy which means surgical repair of the nose
- What is algia
- pain ie cephalalgia which means head pain or headache
- What is dynia
- pain ie gastrodynia which means stomach pain or stomicache
- What is cele
- Hernia or swelling ie hepatocele which means swelling of the liver
- What is ectasis
- Dilation or expansion ie bronchiectasis which means dilation of the bronchi
- What is emesis
- vomiting ie hyperemesis which means excessive vomiting
- What is emia
- Blood condition ie leukemia which means white cell condition
- What is gen
- forming, producing, origin ie carcenogen which means cancer forming
- What is genesis
- forming, producing, origin ie osteogenesis which means bone forming or producing
- What is gram
- record, a writing ie cardiogram which means record of heart activity
- What is graph
- Instrument for recording ie cardiograph which is instrument for recording heart activity
- What is graphy
- Process of recording ie cardiography
- What is iasis
- Abnormal condition (produced by something specified) ie cholelithiasis which means chole(gall) lith(stone) iasis - cholelithiasis
- What is itis
- Inflammation ie gastritis which is inflammation of stomach
- What is lith
- Stone or calculus ie cholelith which means gall stone
- What is logist
- Specialist in the study of ie dermatologist which is specialist in the study of skin
- What is logy
- Study of ie psychologist which means study of mind
- What is malacia
- Softening ie osteomalacia which means softening of the bone
- What is megaly
- enlargement ie hepatomegaly which means enlargement of the liver
- What is meter
- instrument for measuring ie thermometer
- What is metry
- Act of measuring ie pelvimetry which means measuring the pelvis
- What is oid
- Resembling ie lipoid which means resembling fat
- What is oma
- Tumor ie adenoma or tumor of a gland
- What is osis
- Abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells) ie dermatosis which means abnormal condition of the skin or erythrocytosis which means increase in red(erythr) cell(cyt)
- What is para when used as suffix
- to bear (offspring) ie multipara which means bear many
- What is paresis
- Partial paralysis ie hemiparesis which means half paralyzed.
- What is pathy
- Disease ie neuropathy which means disease of the nerves.
- What is penia
- Decrease, deficiency ie leukopenia which means decrease of white cells
- what is phagia
- Eating, swallowing ie dysphagia which means difficulty in swallowing
- What is phasia
- Speech ie aphasia which means whithout speech
- What is philia
- Attraction to ie hemophilia which means attraction to blood
- What is phobia
- Fear ie claustrophobie which means fear of confined space
- What is plasia
- Formation, growth ie hyperplasia meaning excessive growth
- What is plegia
- Paralysis, stroke ie hemiplegia which means half paralysis
- What is poiesis
- formation, production ie hemopoiesis which means formation of blood
- What is rrhage
- Bursting forth ie hemorrhage
- What is rrhagia
- bursting forth ie menorrhagia which means bursting forth of menses
- What is rrhea
- Discharge, flow ie diarrhea
- What is rrhexis
- rupture ie angiorrhexis which means rupture of vessel
- What is scope
- Instrument for viewing or examine
- What is scopy
- visual examination ie proctoscopy which is examination of rectum or anus
- What is spasm
- involuntary contraction, twitching ie blepharospasm which means twitching of the eyelid
- What is stasis
- Standing still ie hemostasis
- What is stenosis
- Narrowing or stricture
- What is toxic
- poison ie thyrotoxic which means thyroid toxic
- What is trophy
- development, nourishment ie atrophy which means whithout development, nourishment
- What is cephal/o
- head
- What is mast/o
- breast
- What is phleb/o
- vein
- What is colon/o
- colon
- What is encephal/o
- brain
- What is gastr/o
- stomach
- What is arthr/o
- joint
- What is thorac/o
- chest
- What is oste/o
- bone