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CHAPTER 3
SUFFIXES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| amini/o | amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo) |
| angi/o | vessel (usually a blood vessel) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque (a yellow fatty material) |
| axill/o | armpit (underrm) |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tubes |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | drug; also chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon (large intestine or bowel) |
| craini/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or a cyst |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus (tube leading from the throat to the stomach) |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin (area which the thigh meets the trunk of body) |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen (abdomen wall) |
| laryng/o | voice box (larynx) |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast (use with -ARY, -GRAPHY, -GRAM, and -PLASTY) |
| mast/o | breast (use with -ECTOMY and -ITIS) |
| men/o | menses (menstration); month |
| mening/o | meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord) |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord (nervous tissue connected to the brain and located within the spinal column or backbone); in other terms, MYEL/O means bone marrow (soft, inner parts of the bones, where blood cells are made) |
| necr/o | death (of cells) |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/o | hip area |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane surrounding the organs in the abdominal cavity) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | xrays |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian (uterine) tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| septic/o | pertaining to infection |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | windpipe; trachea |
| ur/o | urine or urea (waste material); urinary track |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| arthralgia | pain in the joints |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| myalgia | pain in the muscles |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| leukemia | cancerous white blood cells in the blood and bone marrow |
| septicemia | infection of the blood |
| ishemia | deficiancy of blood flow to certain parts of the body |
| uremia | abnormal condition of excessive amounts of urea in the bloodstream |
| urea | waste material |
| occlusion | blockage |
| ishemia of heart muscle | blood is held back from an area of the heart muscle by an occlusion (blockage) of a coronary (heart) artery. |
| myocardial infraction | heart attack |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| pneumonia | abnormal condition of the lung or lungs |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchial tubes |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the asophagus |
| larygitis | inflammation of the laryx |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meneges(membranes surrounding the brain & spinal cord) |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| colitis | inflammation of the colon(large intestines) |
| meninges-outer layer | dura mater |
| meninges-middle layer | arachoid |
| meninges-inner layer | pia mater |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| adenoma | benign tumor of the gland |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of gland cells |
| myoma | benign tumor of the muscle |
| myosarcoma | malignant tumor of the muscle |
| myeloma | malignant tumor in bone marrow |
| chondrosarcoma | cancer of cartilage tissue |
| fibrosarcoma | cancer of fibrous tissue |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney |
| necrosis | death of cells |
| erythrocytosis | abnormal condition of red blood cells (slight increase in numbers) |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| leukocytosis | slight increase in numbers of white blood cells (as a response to infection) |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| nephropathy | disease condition of the kidney |
| adrenopathy | disease condition of the adrenal glands |
| hepatopathy | disease condition of the liver |
| lymphadenopathy | disease condition of the lymph nodes (previously called glands) |
| myopathy | disease condition of muscles |
| neuropathy | disease condition of nerves |
| osteopathy | disease condition of bones |
| retinopathy | disease of the retina of the eye |
| leimyosarcoma | cancer of visceral muscle (attached to internal organs) |
| leiomy/o | visceral muscle |
| liposarcoma | cancer of fatty tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| osteogenic sarcoma | cancer of bone |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | cancer of skeletl muscle (attached tom bone) |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle |
| hepatoma | malignant tumor of the liver |
| lymphoma | malignant tumor of the lymph nodes |
| melenoma | malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin |
| melan/o | black |
| mesothelioma | malignant tumor of pleural cells (membrane surrounding the lungs) |
| multiple myeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow cells |
| thymoma | malignant tumor of the thymus gland |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| menorrhea | normal discharge of blood & tissue from the uterine lining during menstruation |
| -rrhage | excessive discharge of blood |
| -rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood |
| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding from the uterus during menstuation |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries |
| -uria | condition of urine |
| hematuria | abnormal condition of blood in the urine |
| -al | pertaining to |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the peritonium |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| vascular | pertaining to blood vessels |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| axillary | pertaining to the armpit or underarm |
| mammory | pertaining to the breast |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| chronic | lasting a long time |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture of the amnion to remove fluid (sac surrounding the fetus) |
| arthrocentesis | surgical punture to remove fluid in the joint |
| -ectomy | removal,resection,excision |
| tonsillectomy | removal(excision) of a tonsill or tonsills |
| hysterectomy | excision of the uterus, either through the abdominal wall(abdominal hysterectomy) or through the vagina(vaginal hysterectomy) |
| oophorectomy | removal of ovary or ovaries |
| salpingectomy | removal of a fallopian(uterine) tube |
| cholecystectomy | removal of the gallbladder |
| mastectomy | removal(excision) of the breast |
| adenectomy | excision of a gland |
| adenoidectomy | excision of the adnoids |
| appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
| colectomy | excision of the colon |
| gastrectomy | excision of the stomach |
| laminectomy | excision of a piece of backbone(lamina) to relieve pressure on nerves from a herniating disk |
| myomectomy | excision of a muscle tumor(commonly a fibroid of the uterus) |
| pneumonectomy | excision of lung tissue |
| lobectomy | excision of a single lobe |
| total pneumonectomy | excision of an entire lung |
| splenectomy | excision of the spleen |
| mylogram | xray image of the spinal cord after contrast is injected within the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in the lumbar area of the back.` |
| mammogram | xray record of the breast |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| electroencephalography | process of recording the electricity of the brain |
| mammography | process of making an xay recording of the breast |
| angiography | xray recording of blood vessels after contrast has been injected. |
| -lysis | separation, breakdown, destruction |
| dialysis | complete separation of wastes(urea) from the blood when kidneys fail. |
| -plasty | surgical repair, or surgical correction |
| mammoplasty | surgical repair of the breast(reconstruction) |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel. A tube(catheter) is placed in a clogged artery and baloon is inflated to flattenthe clogged material against the wall of the artery which enlarges the opening of the artery so more blood can pass |
| -scopy | process of veiwing or visual examination |
| bronchoscopy | visual examination of broncial tubes by passing an endoscope through the trachea into the bronchi. |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| laryngoscopy | visual examination of the interior of the voice box(larynx) using an endoscope, |
| -stomy | Opening; procedure to create a permanent or semi-permanent opening from an organ to the outside of the body. |
| colostomy | opening of the colon to the outside of the body. |
| tracheostomy | opening of the trachea to the outside of the body. |
| -therapy | treatment |
| radiotherapy | Treatment of disease(cancer) with high energy xrays or particles such as photons & protons. Also called radiation therapy |
| chemotherapy | Treatment using drugs. Most often used in treating cancer. |
| cryotherapy | Treatment using cold temperatures. |
| -tomy | Temporary incision; to cut into |
| craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| -stomy | permanent or semi-permanent opening. |
| laparotomy | incision of the abdomen |
| phlebotomy | incision of a vein |
Created by:
Jeannie-Snyder
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