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Suffixes
MEDOP 230- Medical Language: Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning | Example and Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to | cardiac (pertaining to the heart) |
| -al | pertaining to | intestinal (pertaining to the intestine) |
| -ar | pertaining to | muscular (pertaining to the muscle) |
| -ary | pertaining to | urinary (pertaining to the urine) |
| -ic | pertaining to | pelvic (pertaining to the pelvis) |
| -ine | pertaining to | uterine (pertaining to the uterus) |
| -ive | pertaining to | digestive (pertaining to food breakdown) |
| -ous | pertaining to | venous (pertaining to a vein) |
| -ation | being, having, or process | urination (process of making urine) |
| -ion | action or condition | digestion (action of breaking down food) |
| -ia | condition; state; thing | pneumonia (condition of the lung) |
| -ism | disease from a specific cause | hypothyroidism (disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland) |
| -itis | infection of; inflammation of | tonsillitis (infection of the tonsil) |
| -megaly | enlargement | cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart) |
| -oma | mass; tumor | neuroma (tumor on a nerve) |
| -osis | abnormal condition | vaginosis (abnormal condition of the vagina |
| -pathy | disease | arthropathy (disease of a joint) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal | appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) |
| -gram | picture; record | mammogram (picture of the breast) |
| -graphy | process of recording | mammography (process of recording the breast) |
| -metry | process of measuring | spirometry (process of measuring the breath) |
| -scope | instrument used to examine | colonoscope (instrument used to examine the colon) |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine | colonoscopy (process of using an instrument to examine the colon) |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision | laparotomy (process of making an incision in the abdomen) |
| -iatry | medical treatment | psychiatry (medical treatment for the mind) |
| -ics | knowledge practice | obstetrics (knowledge and practice of pregnancy and childbirth) |
| -ist | person who specializes in thing that specializes in | therapist (person who specializes in treatment) |
| -logy | study of | cardiology (study of the heart) |
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