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1Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Suffixes
2Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning Objectives
• Identify and define useful diagnostic and procedural suffixes.
• Analyze, spell, and pronounce medical terms that contain diagnostic and procedural suffixes.
3Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Combining Forms
Combining Formsaden/oamni/oangi/oarteri/oarthr/oather/oaxill/obronch/obronchi/o
Meaningglandamnionvesselarteryjointplaquearmpitbronchial tubebronchial tube
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Combining Forms (cont’d.)
Combining Forms
• carcin/o • cardi/o • chem/o • cholecyst/o • chron/o • col/o • cyst/o
Meaningcancerousheartdrugsgallbladdertimecolonurinary bladder
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Suffixes
Suffixes are divided into two groups:
• Diagnoses-describe disease conditions or their symptoms
• Procedures-describe procedures used in patient care
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Diagnostic Suffixes
Suffix-algia-emia-ia-itis-megaly-oma-osis
Meaningpainblood conditionconditioninflammationenlargementtumor, masscondition, abnormal
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Diagnostic Suffixes (cont’d.)
• -pathy • -rrhea • -rrhage • -sclerosis• -uria • -ar • -ary • -ic
disease condition
flow, discharge
excessive discharge
Hardening
condition of urine
pertaining to
pertaining to
pertaining to
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Diagnostic Suffixes
Suffixes that describe diagnoses
NounSuffix Meaning Term-algia pain otalgia-emia blood condition leukemia-ia condition/disease pneumonia-megaly enlargement hepatomegaly
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Diagnostic Suffixes
• -centesis
• -ectomy
• -graphy • -lysis
surgical puncture to
remove fluid
removal, resection
process of recording
separation, destruction
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Diagnostic Suffixes
• -plasty
• -scopy
• -stomy
• -tomy
surgical repair
process of visual
examination
opening
incision
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Procedural Suffixes
Suffixes that describe procedures
Suffix Meaning Term-centesis surgical puncture thoracentesis
to remove fluid-ectomy removal tonsillectomy-gram record myelogram-graphyprocess of angiography
recording
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Pronunciation
Term Pronunciationacute ah-KUT
adenocarcinoma ah-deh-no-kar-sih-NO-mah
bronchoscopy brong-KOS-ko-pe
cardiomyopathy kar-de-o-mi-OP-ah-the
erythrocytosis eh-rith-ro-si-TO-sis
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Pronunciation (cont’d.)
Term Pronunciationhematuria he-mah-TUR-e-ah
ischemia is-KE-me-ah
laparoscopy lap-ah-ROS-ko-pe
mammoplasty MAM-o-plas-te
phlebotomy fleh-BOT-o-me
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Pronunciation (cont’d.)
Term Pronunciationotalgia o-TAL-jah
rhinoplasty RI-no-plas-te
rhinorrhea ri-no-RE-ah
salpingectomy sal-ping-JEK-to-me
septicemia sep-tih-SE-me-ah
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Pronunciation (cont’d.)
Term Pronunciationthoracentesis tho-rah-sen-TE-sis
tonsillectomy ton-sih-LEK-to-me
uremia u-RE-me-ah
vascular VAS-ku-lar