Ch. 2 Suffixes
-emia
condition of the blood
-uria
condition of the urine
-tripsy
crushing
-lysis
destruction
-trophic
development
What is the definition of -pepsia?
digestion
-ectasis
dilated, stretched out
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-pathy
disease
What can a suffix indicate?
disease or abnormal conditions surgical procedures diagnostic procedure medical specialties or personnel can convert root words into adjectives general meaning
-ptosis
drooping
What is the word that means "pertaining to the duodenum"?
duodenal
-poiesis
formation
-plasm
formation, development
What is the definition of -plasm?
formation, development
What is the word that means "pertaining to the stomach"?
gastric
-sclerosis
hardened condition
What is the word that means "pertaining to the liver"?
hepatic
-cele
hernia, protrusion
-itis
inflammation
-meter
instrument for measuring
-graph
instrument for recording
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
-toxic
poisoning
-porosis
porus
What is the definition of -porosis?
porus
-cyesis
pregnancy
-gravida
pregnancy
What is the definition of -cyesis?
pregnany
-oid
resembling
-rhexis
rupture
-osmia
sense of smell
-derma
skin condition
-cle
small
What is the meaning & category of -lith?
stone in disease or abnormal conditions
-stasis
stopping
-logy
study of
-clasia
surgical breaking
What is the meaning & category of -clasia
surgical breaking in surgical procedures
-desis
surgical fixation
-pexy
surgical fixation
What is the meaning & category of -ectomy?
surgical removal in surgical procedures
-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
-plasty
surgical repair
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-rrhaphy
suture
-edema
swelling
-gen
that which produces
What is the meaning & category of -graphy?
the process of recording in surgical procedures
Suffixes that convert word roots into adjectives
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, -ose, -ous, -tic
Suffixes that indicate diseases or abnormal conditions
-algia, -asthenia, -cele, -dynia, -cytosis, -ectasis, -edema, -emesis, -emia, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -itis, -lith, -lysis, -lystic, -malacia, -megaly, -oma, -osis, -pathy, -penia, -phobia, -plegia, -ptosis, -rrhage, -rrhagia, -rrhea, -rrhexis, -sclerosis, -spasm, -stasis, -stenosis, -toxic, -uria
Suffixes that indicate diagnostic procedures
-centesis, -gram, -graph, -graphy, -manometer, -meter, -metry, -scope, -scopy
Suffixes that indicate surgical procedure
-clasia, -desis, -ectomy, -ostomy, -pexy, -plasty, -rrhaphy, -tome, -tripsy
Suffixes that indicate medical specialists or personnel
-er, -iatric, -iatrist, -iatry, -ician, -ist, -logist, -logy
What is a suffix?
a special ending at the end of word with a speceific meaning
-cystosis
abnormal cell condition (too many)
-iasis
abnormal condition
-osis
abnormal condition
-malacia
abnormal softening
-phil
attracted to
-partum
birth, labor
-pnea
breathing
What is the definition of -pnea?
breathing
-rrhage
bursting forth
-rrhegia
bursting forth
What is the word that means "pertaining to the heart"?
cardiac
-cyte
cell
What is the definition of -cyte?
cell
What is the meaning & category of -cyte?
cell in general suffixes
-thorax
chest
What is the meaning & category of -thorax?
chest in general suffixes
What is the meaning & category of -otomy?
cutting into in surgical procedures
-otomy
cutting into, incision
-lytic
destruction
What is the meaning & category of -lysis?
destruction in diseases or abnormal conditions
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-megaly
enlargement, large
What is the word that means "pertaining to the esophagus"?
esophageal
-phobia
fear
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
-manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
-scope
instrument for viewing
-tome
instrument to cut
What is the meaning & category of -scope?
instrument to view in surgical procedures
-iatric
medical speciality
-kinesis
movement
What is the definition of -kinesia?
movement
-stenosis
narrowing
general suffixes
no speceific meaning
-trophy
nourishment, devlopment
-er
one who
-logist
one who studies
What is the word that means "pertaining to the ovary"?
ovarian
-oxia
oxygen
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-plegia
paralysis
What is the meaning & category of -plegia?
paralysis in disease or abnormal condition
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-an
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-atic
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-nic
pertaining to
-ory
pertaining to
-ose
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-iatrist
physician
-genesis
procedure, generates
-metry
process of measuring
What is the meaning & category of --metry?
process of measuring in surgical procedures
-graphy
process of recording
-scopy
process of visually examining
-genic
producing
What is the definition of -genic?
producing
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
What is the word that means "pertaining to the lungs"?
pulmonary
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
-gram
record or picture
-ole
small
-ule
small
-ician
specialist
-ist
specialist
-phasia
speech
What is the definition of -phasia?
speech
-pytsis
spitting up, coughing up
-ism
state of, condition
-ia
state, condition
-lith
stone
-dipsia
thirst
What is the definition of -dipsia?
thirst
-para
to bear (offspring)
-penia
to few
-therapy
treatment
What is the definition of -therapy?
treatment
-iatry
treatment, medicine
-oma
tumor, mass
What is the word that means "pertaining to the uterus"?
uterine
What is the word that means "pertaining to a vein"?
venous
What is the word that means "pertaining to a ventricle"?
ventricular
-opsy
view of
-opia
vision
What is the definition of -opia?
vision
-phonia
voice
-emesis
vomiting
What is the meaning & category of -emesis?
vomiting in diseases or abnormal conditions
-asthenia
weakness