What is the suffix meaning to cut into or to make a temporary opening
- otomy
e. g. Tracheotomy: to make a temporary opening in the trachea
What are the suffixes meaning abnormal condition
-iasis/osis
e.g. Cyanosis: blue due to cold or low oxygen
Cholelithiasis: presence of gall stones causing symptoms
What is the suffix meaning to make a mouth or permanent opening
- ostomy
e. g. Colostomy: to make a permanent opening in the colon
What is the suffix for an abnormal protrusion of a structure out of normal anatomical position
- cele
e. g. Meningomyelocele: an abnormal protrusion of membranes and spinal cord
What is the suffix for development, formation, or growth
- plasia
e. g. Hyperplasia
What is the suffix meaning to crush
- tripsy
e. g. Cholelithotripsy: to crush gall stones
What is the suffix meaning fixation by fusion
- desis
e. g. Arthrodesis
What is the suffix for spitting/coughing
-ptysis
Hemoptysis: spitting or coughing up blood from the lungs
What are two examples of suffixes for pain
- algia, -dynia
e. g. Ophthalmodynia: meaning pain in the eye
What are the suffixes meaning dilation, enlargement, or stretching of a structure or part
-ectasia, -ectasis
What is the suffix meaning to vomit or vomiting
-emisis
What is the suffix meaning resembling
- oid
e. g. Osteoid: resembling bone
What is the suffix meaning deficiency or too few
- penia
e. g. Calcipenia: a deficiency of calcium
What is the suffix for excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
-rrhage, -rrhagia
What is the suffix for flow or discharge
- rrhea
e. g. Otorrhea: a discharge from the ear
What is the suffix for rupture
- rrhexis
e. g. Omphalorrhexis: rupture of the umbilicus
What is the suffix for that which causes
-ant
What is the suffix for to cause an action or the result of an action
-ate
What is the suffix for production
-poiesis
What is the suffix for that which causes production
-poietin