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Chapter 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac ak | Pertaining to cardiac |
| -al a | Pertaining to skeletal |
| -ar ar | Pertaining to muscular |
| -ary ar-ee | Pertaining to pulmonary |
| -eal ee-al | Pertaining to esophageal |
| -ic ik | Pertaining to medic |
| -tic tik | Pertaining to neurotic |
| -ous us | Pertaining to subcutaneous |
| -ia ee-ah | Condition pneumonia |
| -ism iz-um | Condition autism |
| -ium ee-um | tissue, structure pericardium |
| -y ee | condition, procedure hypertrophy |
| -icle ik-el | small ventricle |
| -ole ohl | Small arteriole |
| -ule yool | Small pustule |
| -ula yoo-lah | Small uvula |
| -iatrics ee-AH-triks -iatry AI-ah-tree | medical science pediatrics psychiatry |
| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | specialist in medicine of psychiatrist |
| -ist ist | specialist dentist |
| -logist loh-jist | specialist in the study of psychologist |
| -logy loh-jee | study of psychology |
| -algia AL-jah | pain myalgia |
| -dynia DAI-nee-ah | Pain gastrodynia |
| -cele SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) hydrocele |
| -emia EE-mee-ah | blood condition leukemia |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of lithiasis |
| -itis AI-tis | inflammation arthritis |
| -lysis lih-sis | loosen, break down hemolysis |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shah | abnormal softening osteomalacia |
| -megaly MEH-gah-lee | enlargement hepatomegaly |
| -oid OYD | resembling keloid |
| -oma OH-mah | tumor melanoma |
| -osis OH-sis | condition thrombosis |
| -pathy pah-thee | disease myopathy |
| -penia PEE-nee-ah | deficiency leukopenia |
| -ptosis puh-TOH-sis | drooping nephroptosis |
| -rrhage RIJ | excessive flow hemorrhage |
| -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah | excessive flow menorrhagia |
| -rrhea REE-ah | flow diarrhea |
| rrhexis REK-sis | rupture metrorrhexis |
| -spasm SPAZ-um | involuntary contraction myospasm |
| -centesis sin-TEE-sis | puncture amniocentesis |
| -gram gram | written record cardiogram |
| -aph graf | instrument used to produce a record cardiograph |
| -graphy grah-fee | process of recording cardiography |
| -meter mee-ter | instrument used to measure cephalometer |
| -metry meh-tree | process of measuring cephalometry |
| -scope skohp | instrument used to look arthroscope |
| -scopy skoh-pee | process of looking arthroscopy |
| -desis DEE-sis | binding, fixation arthrodesis |
| -ectomy EK-toh-mee | removal vasectomy |
| -pexy PEK-see | surgical fixation retinopexy |
| -plasty PLAS-tee | reconstruction rhinoplasty |
| -rrhaphy rah-fee | suture herniorrhaphy |
| -stomy stoh-mee | creation of an opening colostomy |
| -tomy toh-mee | incision dermotomy |
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