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Med Term III-DPT
SUFFIXES and some combining forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities; top; extreme point |
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| aden/o | gland |
| agor/o | marketplace |
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| broch/o | bronchial tubes |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chron/o | time |
| col.o | colon |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| encephal/o | brain |
| hydr/o | water; fluid |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen; abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| 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 |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neutr/o | neutrophil (WBC) |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation; development |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staphyl/o | clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| -algia | pain |
| arthralgia | pain in a joint |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| neuralgia | pain of nerves |
| myalgia | pain of muscles |
| -cele | hernia |
| rectocele | hernia of the rectum |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion (amniotic sac) |
| -coccus | berry-shaped bacerium |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| pleurodynia | pain in the chest wall (aggravated by breathing) |
| -ectomy | excision; removal; resection |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | condition of producing, forming |
| myel/o | can also mean spinal cord |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| electroencephalograph | instrument for recording the electricity in the brain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| phlebitis | inflammation of the vein (aka. thrombophlebitis) |
| -lysis | breakdown; destruction; separation |
| hemolysis | breakdown of RBCs (with release of hemoglobin) |
| -malacia | softening |
| osteomalacia | softening of bone |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| spenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen. |
| myel/o | can also mean bone marrow |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow |
| -penia | deficiency |
| thrombocytopenia | deficiency of clotting cells (platelets) |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development; formation; growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| angioplasty | repair of a vessel (artery) |
| -ptosis | drooping; sagging; prolapse |
| blepharoptosis | prolapse of the eyelid |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -stasis | stopping; controlling |
| meta- | beyond |
| metastasis | beyond controlling (spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original site to a secondary organ or location) |
| hemostasis | the stopping of blood flow (naturally by clotting or artificially by compression...) |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision; to cut into |
| phlebotomy | to cut into the vein |
| -trophy | development; nourishment |
| atrophy | decrease in development |
| hypertrophy | increase in development (size) |
| -er | one who |
| radiographer | one who assists in the making of diagnostic x-ray pics |
| -ia | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ole | little, small (ex: arteriole) |
| -ule | little, small (ex: venule) |
| -um | structure, tissue, thing |
| -ium | structure, tissue, thing |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ose | pertaining to; full of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| absess | collection of pus, WBC, and protein that is present at the site of infection |
| MIS | minimally invasive surgery |
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