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Activity #3 Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning of Suffix | wordroot/combinding vowel | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| -cele | -Hernia, swelling | -Hepatocele | Hernia of the liver |
| -cidal, -cide | -Killing, destroying | -Cytocide | -An agent that is destructive to cells |
| -clast | -Breaker | -Osteoclast | A cell that absorbs and removes bone cells |
| -cyte | -Cell | Lymphocyte | -A lymph cell |
| -dynia | -Pain | -Glossodynia | -Pain in the tougue |
| -emesis | -vomiting | -Hematemesis | -Vomiting of blood |
| -ia, -iasis, -isis, -ism, -osis | -Condition, state (often abnormal) | -Adenosis | -Condition of a gland |
| -itis | -Inflammation of | -Osteoarthrities | -Inflammation of the bone at the joints |
| -logy | -Study of | -Neurology | -Study of the nervous system |
| -malacia | -Softening of | -Osteomalacia | -Softening of the bone |
| -megaly | -Enlargement | -Cardiomegaly | -Enlargement of the heart |
| -oid | -Resemblance to | -Chondroid | -Resembling cartilage |
| -oma | -Tumor, neoplasm | -Hepatoma | -Tumor of the liver |
| -pathy | -Disease | -Cardiopathy | -Disease of the heart |
| -penia | -Deficiency | -Osteopenia | -Deficiency of the bone |
| -phagia, -phage, phagy | -Eating, swallowing | -Dysphagia -prefix Dys- meaning difficult | -Difficulty with eating or swallowing |
| -phasia | -Speech | -Dysphasia (dys =prefix meaning difficulty) | -Difficulty with speech |
| -phobia | -Fear | -Arachnophobia (arachno refers to spiders) | -Fear of high places |
| -plasia | -Formation | -Chondroplasia | -Formation of cartliage |
| -plegia | -Paralysis | -Hemiplegia (hemi= prefix meaning half) | -Paralysis of one side of your body |
| -pnea | -Breath or respiration | -Hyperpnea (hyper= excessive or above normal) | -Breathing that is faster or deeper than normal |
| -rrhage | -Discharge | -Hemorrhage | -Discharge, loss of blood |
| -rrhea | -Flow | -Rhinorrhea | -Flow from the nose |
| -stasis | -Stopping | -Hemostasis | -Stopping of blood/circulation |
| Suffixes related to Diagnostic Tests and Surgical Procedure | |||
| -centesis | -Surgical puncture | -Arthrocentesis | -Surgical puncture of a joint |
| -desis | -Binding | -Arthodesis | -Binding of a joint (fusion of two bones) |
| -ectomy | -Excision | -Appendectomy (append/o refers to appendix) | -Removal of the appendix |
| -gram | -A tracing or mark | -Cardiogram | -Recording of the heart |
| -graph | -Instrument used to make a drawing or recording | -Cardiograph | -Instrument for recording the heart |
| -lysis | -Loosen, dissolve | -Enterolysis | -Division of intestinal adhesions |
| -meter | -Measuring device | -Goniometer (gonio = angle) | -A device that measure angles |
| -stomy | -Artificial or surgical openings | -Gastrostomy | -Surgical opening into the stomach |
| -plasty | -Surgical repair | -Rhinoplasty | Surgical repair to the nose |
| -scope | -Viewing | -Arthroscope | -Instrument for viewing the inside of a joint |
| -tomy | -Cutting, operation | -Osteotomy | -Cutting a bone |
| -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -our | Relating or pertaining to | -Carpal -Diaphragmatic | -Pertaining to the wrist -Relating to the diaphragm |
| -algia | -Pain, painful condition | -Neuraligia | -Pain occurring along a nerve |
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