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1 Medical Language
Suffixes
| Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac (ak); -al, (al); -ar (ar); -ary (ar-ee) -eal (ee-al); -ic (ik); -tic (tik); -ous (us) | pertaining to (8) |
| -ia (ee-ah) -ism (ih-zum) | condition (2) |
| -ium (ee-um) | tissue, structure |
| -y (ee) | condition, procedure |
| -icle (ik-el); -ole (ohl) -ule (yool); -ula (yoo-lah) | small (4) |
| -iatrics (ee-AH-triks) - iatry (AI-ah-tree) | medical science |
| -iatrist (EE-ah-trist) | specialist in medicine of |
| -ist (ist) | specialist |
| -logist (loh-jist) | specialist in the study of |
| -logy (loh-jee) | study of |
| -algia (AL-jah) -dynia (DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah) | pain |
| -cele (SEEL) | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) |
| -emia (EEM-ee-ah) | blood condition |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of |
| -itis AIT-is | inflammation |
| -lysis LIH-sis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shee=ah | abnormal softening |
| -megaly MEG-ah-lee | enlargement |
| -oid OYD | resembling |
| -oma OH-mah | tumor |
| -osis OH-sis | condition |
| -pathy pah-thee | disease |
| -penia PEE-nee-ah | deficiency |
| -ptosis puh-TOH-sis | drooping |
| -rrhage (RIJ) -rrhagia (RAY-jee-ah) | excessive flow |
| -rrhea REE-ah | flow |
| -rrhexis REK-sis | rupture |
| -spasm spazm | involuntary contraction |
| -centeses sin-TEE-sis | puncture |
| -gram gram | written record |
| =graph graf | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy grah-fee | writing procedure |
| -meter meet-er | instrument used to measure |
| -metry meh-tree | process of measuring |
| -scope skohp | instrument used to look |
| -scopy skoh-pee | process of looking |
| -desis DEE-sis | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy EK-toh-mee | removal |
| -pexy PEK-see | surgical fixation |
| -plasty PLAS-tee | reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy rah-fee | suture |
| -stomy stoh-mee | creation of an opening |
| -tomy toh-mee | incision |
Created by:
jbecker39