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Chabner, Chapter 3
Language of Medicine, Chapter 3, Suffixes
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremities, extreme point |
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| aden/o | gland |
| agor/a | crowded place |
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding embryo) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| ateri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | armpit |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lungs |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ven/o | vein |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -dynia | pain |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -pexy | surgically fix in place |
| -plasia | development, formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
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