Medical Terminology Suffixes PDF

UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Lecture 4 Understanding Suffixes DR. ARY HABEEB  Definition a suffix is the word part that is attached to the end of the word root. It modifies the meaning of a term....

UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Lecture 4 Understanding Suffixes DR. ARY HABEEB  Definition a suffix is the word part that is attached to the end of the word root. It modifies the meaning of a term. The suffix usually indicates a procedure, disease, disorder, or condition, and you look at it first.  Suffix linking In medical words, a suffix is added to the end of a word root or combining form to change its meaning. When a suffix begins with a vowel, use the root word for linking the two word elements. When the suffix begins with a consonant, use the combining form for linking the two word elements.  Compound Words Words that contain more than one word root are known as compound words. Multiple roots within a compound word are joined together with a vowel, regardless of whether the second root begins with a vowel or a consonant.  Types of Suffixes  Suffixes meaning “pertaining to”  Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition”  Suffixes related to pathology  Suffixes indicating an action or function  Suffixes related to procedures, diagnostic or surgical  Grammatical suffixes other than meaning “pertaining to” Suffixes meaning “pertaining to” Suffix example -ac cardiac -al dermal -ar ocular -ary pulmonary -eal laryngeal -ial nosocomial -ic cephalic -ior posterior -ous nervous -tic psychotic Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition” Suffix example -ia ophthalmia -iasis lithiasis -ism albinism -osis cyanosis Suffixes related to pathology Suffix meaning example -algia pain neuralgia -dynia pain otodynia -asthenia weakness myasthenia -cele hernia, swelling, protrusion meningocele -emesis vomiting hematemesis -emia condition of blood anemia Suffixes related to pathology (more) Suffix meaning example -gen, -genesis forming, producing, origin carcinogen -itis inflammation bronchitis -lysis loosen, dissolve hemolysis -malacia softening osteomalacia -megaly abnormally large hepatomegaly -oma tumor nephroma  Suffixes related to pathology (more) Suffix meaning example -pathy disease retinopathy -penia abnormal reduction in number, deficiency osteopenia -phobia fear hydrophobia -plegia paralysis quadriplegia -rrhage, Hemorrhage, Abnormal discharge rrhagia menorrhagia -rrhea discharge rhinorrhea Suffixes related to pathology (more) Suffix meaning example -sclerosis hardening arteriosclerosis -stasis standing still hemostasis Suffixes indicating a condition, action or function Suffix meaning example anacusis -acusis condition of hearing hyperacusis, paracusis -capnia condition of carbon dioxide hypercapnia -drome running syndrome -gnosis Knowledge diagnosis, prognosis -iatry treatment, specialty psychiatry -opia condition of vision diplopia Suffixes indicating a condition, action or function Suffix meaning example -phagia eating or swallowing dysphagia -phasia speaking aphasia -philia loving, affinity for hemophilia -pnea breath apnia -trophy development hypertrophy  Suffixes related to procedures Suffix meaning example -centesis surgical puncture arthrocentesis -ectomy surgical removal tonsillectomy -gram, -graph, -graphy a record or image angiography -meter, -metry measurement pelvimetry -plasty surgical repair rhinoplasty -rrhaphy suturing myorrhaphy  Suffixes related to procedures (more) Suffix meaning example -scope, -scopy viewing ophthalmoscope trachiostomy -stomy surgical creation of an opening colostomy -tomy incision, to cut lapaarotomy -tripsy Crushing lithotripsy