Medical Terminology Lecture Notes - University of Duhok PDF

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This document is a collection of lecture notes on medical terminology, specifically focusing on suffixes. It provides definitions, examples, and classifications of medical suffixes, categorized by their meanings and functions in medical word construction. The lecture notes are from the University of Duhok and are suitable for undergraduate medical students.

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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. Hematemesis refers to the vomiting of blood. The blood may appear bright red, indicating fresh Suffix linking bleeding, or resemble coffee grounds, which suggests partially digested blood. This symptom is typically associated with In medical words, a suffix is added to the end of a word root or combining form gastrointestinal bleeding, to change its meaning. which can result from conditions like: Peptic ulcers When a suffix begins with a vowel, use the root word for linking the two word Gastritis elements. When the suffix begins with a consonant, use the combining form for Esophageal varices Mallory-Weiss tears linking the two word elements. Certain cancers Hematemesis is a medical emergency and requires immediate evaluation to determine the cause and initiate appropriate treatment. 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 ‫ٮ'ى‬%‫ذﻫﺎ‬ -tic psychotic Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition” Suffix example ‫ٮﻦ‬2‫ٮﻬﺎب ﻋﺼﺐ اﻟﻌ‬+‫اﻟ‬ -ia ophthalmia -iasis lithiasis.‫اﻟﻤﻬﻖ‬ -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.‫ڡﺮ اﻟﺪم‬+‫ڡ‬% Suffixes related to pathology (more) Suffix meaning example.‫ٮﺔ‬%‫ﻣﺎدة ﻣﺴﺮﻃ‬ -gen, -genesis forming, producing, origin carcinogen -itis inflammation bronchitis -lysis loosen, dissolve hemolysis chatGPT got seperation JIK drsta.‫ﻄﺎم‬%‫ٮﻦ اﻟﻌ‬2‫ﻟ‬ -malacia softening osteomalacia -megaly abnormally large hepatomegaly -oma tumor nephroma Suffixes related to pathology (more) Suffix meaning example -pathy disease retinopathy.‫ﻄﺎم‬%‫ﻫﺸﺎﺷﺔ اﻟﻌ‬ -penia abnormal reduction in number, deficiency osteopenia.‫داء اﻟكﻠﺐ‬ -phobia fear hydrophobia ‫ٮﺎع'ى‬J‫ﺷﻠﻞ ر‬ -plegia paralysis ‫ﺷﻠﻞ‬ quadriplegia -rrhage, Hemorrhage, Abnormal discharge rrhagia menorrhagia flowing -rrhea discharge rhinorrhea Suffixes related to pathology (more) Suffix meaning example.‫ٮﺼﻠﺐ‬+‫اﻟ‬ -sclerosis hardening arteriosclerosis -stasis standing still hemostasis Hyperacusis: This means being too sensitive to sounds. Normal noises, like talking or water running, might feel super loud or even Suffixes indicating a condition, action or function painful. iatrogenic Paracusis: This means hearing things in a strange or abnormal way. the doctor will make Suffix meaning example the disease -acusis condition of hearing anacusis hyperacusis, paracusis -capnia condition of carbon dioxide hypercapnia.‫ٮون‬J‫ٮﺪ اﻟﻜر‬2‫ٮ'ى أﻛﺴ‬%‫ﺎ‬O‫ڡﺮط ٮ‬%.‫ٮﻼزﻣﺔ‬+‫ﻣ‬ -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 A tracheostomy is an artificial opening performed to bypass an obstructed upper airway. -tomy incision, to cut lapaarotomy -tripsy Crushing lithotripsy

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