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Ch 3 Suffixes
Diagnostic and procedural suffixes (Medical Terminology, A Short Course)
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11/22/2011

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amni/o
Definition
amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
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angi/o
Definition
vessel (usually a blood vessel)
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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ather/o
Definition
plaque (a yellow, fatty material)
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axill/o
Definition
armpit (underarm)
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bronchi/o or bronch/o
Definition
bronchial tube
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chem/o
Definition
drug; also chemical
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cholecyst/o
Definition
gallbladder
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cry/o
Definition
cold
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col/o
Definition
colon (large intestine or bowel)
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hyster/o
Definition
uterus
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inguin/o
Definition
groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body)
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isch/o
Definition
to hold back
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mamm/o
Definition
breast (use with -ARY, -GRAPHY, -GRAM, and -PLASTY)
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mast/o
Definition
breast (use with -ECTOMY and -ITIS)
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men/o
Definition
menses; month
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mening/o
Definition
meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord (nervous tissue connected to the brain and located within the spinal column or backbone); in other terms, MYEL/O means bone marrow (the soft, inner part of bones, where blood cells are made)
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necr/o
Definition
death (of cells)
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salping/o
Definition
fallopian (uterine) tube
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ot/o
Definition
ear
Term
appendicitis
Definition
inflammation of the appendix (hands from the colon in the lower right abdomen)
Term
bursitis
Definition
inflammation of a small sac of fluid (bursa) near a joint
Term
cellulitis
Definition
inflammation of soft tissue under the skin
Term
dermatitis
Definition
inflammation of the skin
Term
endocarditis
Definition
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium)
Term
epiglottitis
Definition
inflammation of the epiglottis (cartilage of the upper part of the windpipe)
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myositis
Definition
inflammation of muscle
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osteomyelitis
Definition
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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thrombophlebitis
Definition
inflammation of a vein with formation of clots
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor, mass
Term
chondrosarcoma
Definition
cancer of cartilage tissue
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fibrosarcoma
Definition
cancer of fibrous tissue
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leiomyosarcoma
Definition
cancer of visceral (attached to internal organs) muscle
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liposarcoma
Definition
cancer of fatty tissue
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osteogenic sarcoma
Definition
cancer of bone
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rhabdomyosarcoma
Definition
cancer of skeletal muscle
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-rrhea
Definition
flow, discharge
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-rrhage or -rrhagia
Definition
excessive discharge of blood
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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-uria
Definition
condition of urine
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-lysis
Definition
separation, breakdown, destruction
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair, or surgical correction
Term
-stomy
Definition
opening
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