Language of Medicine, Chapter 3, Suffixes
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| abdomin/o | abdomen | ||||
| acr/o | extremities, extreme point | ||||
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden | ||||
| aden/o | gland | ||||
| agor/a | crowded place | ||||
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding embryo) | ||||
| angi/o | vessel | ||||
| ateri/o | artery | ||||
| arthr/o | joint | ||||
| axill/o | armpit | ||||
| blephar/o | armpit | ||||
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes | ||||
| chem/o | drug, chemical | ||||
| chondr/o | cartilage | ||||
| chron/o | time | ||||
| col/o | colon | ||||
| cyst/o | bladder | ||||
| ophthalm/o | eye | ||||
| oste/o | bone | ||||
| ot/o | ear | ||||
| hydr/o | water, fluid | ||||
| isch/o | to hold back | ||||
| lapar/o | abdomen | ||||
| laryng/o | larynx | ||||
| lymph/o | lymph | ||||
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast | ||||
| morph/o | shape, form | ||||
| muc/o | mucus | ||||
| my/o | muscle | ||||
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow | ||||
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) | ||||
| nephr/o | kidney | ||||
| ot/o | ear | ||||
| path/o | disease | ||||
| peritone/o | peritoneum | ||||
| phag/o | eat, swallow | ||||
| phleb/o | vein | ||||
| plas/o | formation, development | ||||
| pleur/o | pleura | ||||
| pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lungs | ||||
| rect/o | rectum | ||||
| ren/o | kidney | ||||
| splen/o | spleen | ||||
| tonsill/o | tonsils | ||||
| trache/o | trachea | ||||
| ven/o | vein | ||||
| -cele | hernia | ||||
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid | ||||
| -dynia | pain | ||||
| -lysis | breakdown, separation | ||||
| -penia | deficiency | ||||
| -phobia | fear | ||||
| -pexy | surgically fix in place | ||||
| -plasia | development, formation | ||||
| -plasty | surgical repair | ||||
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging | ||||
| -sclerosis | hardening | ||||
| -stasis | stopping, controlling | ||||
| -therapy | treatment | ||||
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
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Created by:
Ashleeboden
on 2006-09-25