Medical Terminology Course PO 101 PDF

Nile valley University Faculty of pharmacy PO 101 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology  Word Suffixes   Suffixes are letters which are added to the end of the word to complete the meaning of the medical term...

Nile valley University Faculty of pharmacy PO 101 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology  Word Suffixes   Suffixes are letters which are added to the end of the word to complete the meaning of the medical term Symptom Diminutive or Suffixes diagnosis (Small versions) Surgical Adjective process Plurals  a) Suffixes pertaining to Symptoms and Diagnosis No Suffixes Meaning Examples 1 -itis  Enterogastritis  Pericarditis  encephalitis  Nephrosis  Osteoporosis  Retinopathy 2 -Osis disease -Pathy Kidney disease Bone disease retina disease 3 -ia Condition  Alcoholism condition of alcohol addiction -ism No Suffixes Meaning Examples 4 -emia condition of  Hypoglycemia decreased blood glucose level having (a specified thing)  Septicemia infection of the blood in the blood 5 -oma tumor  Melanoma black colored skin tumor  Hematoma tumor filled with blood 6 -Oid resembling  Rheumatoid resembling rheumatism  Corticosteroid resembling Cortisone No Suffixes Meaning Examples 7 -Plegia Paralysis  Quadriplegia  Hemiplegia 8 -algia Pain  Neuralgia Neuron pain -algesia  Analgesia without pain 9 -Spasm Involuntary  Myospasm Bronchospasm contraction Spasm in bronchi Muscle spasm 10 -ectasis  Bronchiectasis Dilated airway dilation -ectasia No Suffixes Meaning Examples 11 -Sclerosis Hardening  Arteriosclerosis Hardening of arteries 12 -malacia Softening Osteomalacia Chondromalacia Bone softening Softening of cartilage 13 -rrhage Excessiv  Hemorrhage  Diarrhea -rrhea e flow excessive flow from the bowel Excessive bleeding or discharg e No Suffixes Meaning Examples 14 -Lysis Destruction  Hemolysis Destruction of blood cells Or breakdown 15 -genesis Producing  Angiogenesis Or forming Formation of new blood vessels 16 -trophy -growth  Hypertrophy Excessive growth 17 -megaly  Hepatomegaly Enlargement of liver No Suffixes Meaning Examples 18 -Penia deficienc  Leukocytopenia y Decresae in WBCs 19 -Pnea Breathing  Dyspnea Difficulty in breathing 20 -Phobia fear  Hydrophobia  insectophobia  a) Suffixes pertaining to surgical process No Suffixes Meaning Examples Surgical  Gastrectomy Surgical removal 1 -ectomy of stomach removal  Craniotomy Opening into skull 2 -otomy -stomy  Colostomy Opening into colon Instrument 3 -scope for  Colonscope Instrument for colon examination examination -scopy examination  Colonoscopy Colon examination No Suffixes Meaning Examples 4 -desis Fixation  Arthrodesis Fixation of joint 5 -plasty Surgical  Rhinoplasty Surgical repair of nose repair 6 -ist specialist  Cardiologist  Dentist  Pharmacist  c) Suffixes pertaining to adjectives  This type of suffixes added to the word to change it from a noun to an adjective Related to Capable of Without Full of al – ial ile Less Full an – ian able Ous ac - ic - ical ible breathless ose ary - ive -y careful mental flammable nervous social fragile Cardiac historical veterinary sensitive sleepy  d) Suffixes pertaining to Diminutive (Small versions) -ole  Arteriole -ule  venule - icle  Follicle  e) Pleural Suffixes Singular ending Plural ending Example singular Example plural a ae Vertebra vertebrae ax ace Thorax thorace s s en ina Lumen lumina ex - ix ice index indices s on a Ganglion ganglia um a Ovum ova us i Fungus fungi Y ies Deformity Deformities