Introduction to Medical Terminology Victoria Fils, EdD, MPH, RHIT

Suffixes

Diagnostic Suffixes
(ot/o = ear) + (-algia = pain) =
(my/o = muscle) + (-algia)= (neur/o = nerve) + (-algia)= (septic = infection) + (-emia) = (ur/o = urea) + (-emia) =

Diagnostic Suffixes
(esophag/o) + (-itis) = (mening/o = meninges) + (-itis) = (cyst = bladder) + (-itis) = (phleb/o = vein) + (-itis) =
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(col/o = colon) + (-itis) =

Diagnostic Suffixes
(cardi/o = heart) + (-megaly = enlargement) = (hepat/o = liver) + (-megaly)= (aden/o = gland) + (-oma = tumor/mass) = (aden/o) + (carcin/o = cancer) + (-oma) =

Diagnostic Suffixes
(my/o = muscle) + (-oma) = (my/o) + (sarc/o = flesh) + (-oma) = (myel/o = bone marrow) + (-oma) = (hemat/o) + (-oma) =

Diagnostic Suffixes
(nephr/o) + (-osis = abnormal condition of) = (necr/o = dead) (-osis) = (erythr/o = red) + (cyt/o) + (-osis) = (leuk/o) + (cyt/o) + (-osis)=

Diagnostic Suffixes
(encephal/o) + (-pathy = disease) = (nephr/o) + (-pathy) = (rhin/o) + (-rrhea = flow/discharge) = (men/o = menses) + (-rrhea) =

Diagnostic Suffixes
(hem/o = blood) + (-rrhage = bursting forth) = (men/o = menses) + (-rrhage) = (hemat/o) + (-uria = condition of urine) = (periton/o = peritoneum) + (-eal = pertaining to) =

Diagnostic Suffixes
(vascul/o = vessel) + (-ar) = (axilla = under arm) + (-ary = pertaining to) =

(mamm/o = breast) + (-ary) =

(pulmon/o = lung) + (-ary) = (chron/o = time) + (-ic) = (pelv/o = pelvis) + (-ic) =

Procedural Suffixes
(thorac/o = chest) + (-centesis = puncture/aspiration) = (amni/o = amnion) + (-centesis) = (arthr/o = joint) + (-centesis) = (tonsill/o = tonsil) + (-ectomy = resection) = (hyster/o = uterus) + (-ectomy) =

Procedural Suffixes
(oophor/o = ovary) + (-ectomy)= (salping/o = fallopian tube) + (-ectomy) = (cholecyst/o = gallbladder) + (-ectomy) = (mast/o = breast) + (-ectomy) =

Procedural Suffixes
(myel/o = spinal cord) + (gram = record of) = (mamm/o = breast) + (-gram) =

(hem/o) + (dia- through) + (-lysis = separation) =

(mamm/o) + (-plasty = surgical repair) = (rhin/o) + (-plasty) =

Procedural Suffixes
(lapar/o = abdomen) + (-scopy = procedure to view with a scope) = (col/o = colon) + (-stomy = creation of temporary or permanent opening to outside of the body) = (trache/o = trachea) + (-ostomy) =

Procedural Suffixes
(radi/o = radiation) + (-therapy = treatment) = (chem/o = therapeutic substances) + (-therapy) = (crani/o = cranium) + (-tomy = incision into) = (lapar/o) + (-tomy) =

References
References:
Chabner: D, Medical Terminology: A Short Course Fils, V.