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Introduction to Medical Terminology
Victoria Fils, EdD, MPH, RHIT
Suffixes
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (ot/o = ear) + (-algia = pain) =
• (my/o = muscle) + (-algia)=
• (neur/o = nerve) + (-algia)=
• (septic = infection) + (-emia) =
• (ur/o = urea) + (-emia) =
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (esophag/o) + (-itis) =
• (mening/o = meninges) +
(-itis) =
• (cyst = bladder) + (-itis) =
• (phleb/o = vein) + (-itis) =
• (col/o = colon) + (-itis) =
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Diagnostic Suffixes
• (cardi/o = heart) + (-megaly = enlargement) =
• (hepat/o = liver) + (-megaly)=
• (aden/o = gland) + (-oma = tumor/mass) =
• (aden/o) + (carcin/o = cancer) + (-oma) =
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (my/o = muscle) + • (-oma) =
• (my/o) + (sarc/o = flesh) + (-oma) =
• (myel/o = bone marrow) + (-oma) =
• (hemat/o) + (-oma) =
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (nephr/o) + (-osis = abnormal condition of) =
• (necr/o = dead) (-osis) =
• (erythr/o = red) + (cyt/o) + (-osis) =
• (leuk/o) + (cyt/o) + (-osis)=
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (encephal/o) + (-pathy = disease) =
• (nephr/o) + (-pathy) =
• (rhin/o) + (-rrhea = flow/discharge) =
• (men/o = menses) + (-rrhea) =
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (hem/o = blood) + (-rrhage = bursting forth) =
• (men/o = menses) + • (-rrhage) =
• (hemat/o) + (-uria = condition of urine) =
• (periton/o = peritoneum) + (-eal = pertaining to) =
Diagnostic Suffixes
• (vascul/o = vessel) + (-ar) =
• (axilla = under arm) + (-ary = pertaining to) =
• (mamm/o = breast) + (-ary) =
• (pulmon/o = lung) + (-ary) =
• (chron/o = time) + (-ic) =
• (pelv/o = pelvis) + (-ic) =
Procedural Suffixes
• (thorac/o = chest) + (-centesis =
puncture/aspiration) =
• (amni/o = amnion) + (-centesis) =
• (arthr/o = joint) + (-centesis) =
• (tonsill/o = tonsil) + (-ectomy = resection) =
• (hyster/o = uterus) + (-ectomy) =
Procedural Suffixes
• (oophor/o = ovary) + (-ectomy)=
• (salping/o = fallopian tube) + (-ectomy) =
• (cholecyst/o = gallbladder) + (-ectomy) =
• (mast/o = breast) + (-ectomy) =
Procedural Suffixes
• (myel/o = spinal cord) + (gram = record of) =
• (mamm/o = breast) + (-gram) =
• (hem/o) + (dia- through) + (-lysis = separation) =
• (mamm/o) + (-plasty = surgical repair) =
• (rhin/o) + (-plasty) =
Procedural Suffixes
• (lapar/o = abdomen) + (-scopy = procedure to view with a scope) =
• (col/o = colon) + (-stomy = creation of temporary or permanent opening to outside of the body) =
• (trache/o = trachea) + (-ostomy) =
Procedural Suffixes
• (radi/o = radiation) + • (-therapy = treatment) =
• (chem/o = therapeutic substances) + (-therapy) =
• (crani/o = cranium) + (-tomy = incision into) =
• (lapar/o) + (-tomy) =
References
• References:– Chabner: D, Medical Terminology: A Short
Course– Fils, V.