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VETT 118
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac - cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| al - renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| an - ovarian | pertaining to the ovary |
| ar - lumbar | pertaining to the lower back |
| ary - alimentary | pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract |
| eal - laryngeal | pertaining to the larynx |
| ic - enteric | pertaining to the small intestine |
| ine - uterine | pertaining to the uterus |
| ous - cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| tic - nephrotic | pertaining to the kidneys |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| mastectomy | surgical removal of the breast or mammary gland |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| gastropexy | suture to stabilize the stomach to the abdominal wall |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| colostomy | surgically created opening between colon and body surface |
| -tomy | cutting into |
| laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| -centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid or gas (for diagnosis or for treatment to remove excess fluid or gas) |
| cystocentesis | surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid |
| -gram | record of |
| electrocardiogram | electrocardiographic hard copy |
| -graph | instrument that records (or used as a record) |
| electrocardiograph | the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart |
| -graphy | procedure that records |
| electrocardiography | procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| urinalysis | separation of urine into its constitutes |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| endoscope | instrument used to visually examine inside the body |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| endoscopy | procedure to visually examining inside the body |
| -therapy | treatment |
| chemotherapy | treatment with chemical substances or drugs |
| -rrhagia or rrhage | bursting forth |
| hemorrage | bursting forth of blood from the vessels |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| enterorrhaphy | suturing of the small intestine |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| diarrhea | complete discharge of the bowels |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| myorrhexis | rupture of the muscle |
| -algia and dynia | pain |
| arthralgia and arthrodynia | joint pain |
| -ia | state or condition |
| hyperglycemia | condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose |
| -ion | action, process, state or condition |
| infarction | condition of blood flow obstruction |
| -itis | inflammation |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| -ive | performs or tends toward |
| congestive | tends toward accumulation of fluid |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| cardiosis | abnormal condition of the heart |
| -pathy | disease |
| enteropathy | disease of the small intestine |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the arteries |
| -um | structure |
| pericardium | structure surrounding the heart |
| -us | thing |
| tarsus | the joint "thing" between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones |
| -oma | mass |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| -ology | study of (cardiology, study of the heart) |
| -philia | love of |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -tension | pressure |
| -xia (pronounced cya) | oxygen |
| -capnea | carbon dioxide |
| -pnea (pronounced ipnea) | air |
| -ase | enxyme |
| -plasia | process of growth, growing |
| -plasm | growth, formation |
| -oma | tumor (mass) |
| -trophy | growth, a literal growth, thing, size not quantity |
| -pathy | disease |
| -osis | condition (abnormal) |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state |
| -ice / -eal | pertaining to / relating to |
| --stasis / -static | maintenance of normal condition |
| --dynamic | changing continually |
| -lytic / -lysis | destruction |
| -penia | decreased, below, lower than normal |
| -emia | relating to blood condition |
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