Suffixes Flashcards by Michela Wendland

Diagnostic suffixes

describe disease conditions or their symptoms

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Procedural suffixes

describe procedures used in patient care

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-algia

pain

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-emia

blood condition

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-ia

condition

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Examples:

Myalgia
Neuralgia
Leukemia
Septicemia

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-itis

inflammation

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-megaly

enlargement

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-oma

tumor, mass

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Examples:

Bronchitis
Meningitis
Phlebitis
Cardiomegaly
Hepatomegaly
Melanoma

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-osis

condition, abnormal

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-pathy

disease condition

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Examples:

Necrosis
Leukocytosis
Encephalopathy
Cardiomyopathy

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-rrhea

flow, discharge

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-rrhage

excessive

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-rrhagia

discharge of blood

Examples:

Rhinorrhea

Diarrhea

-sclerosis

hardening

-uria

condition of urine

Each of these means “pertaining to”

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

removal, resection, excision

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-lysis

separation, breakdown, destruction

-plasty

surgical repair or surgical correction

-scopy

process of visual examination

-stomy

opening

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, to cut into