Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Chapter 3 Suffixes

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Learning Objectives Identify and define useful diagnostic and procedural suffixes. Analyze, spell, and pronounce medical terms that contain diagnostic and procedural suffixes.

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Combining Forms aden/o amni/o angi/o arteri/o arthr/o ather/o axill/o bronch/o bronchi/o Meaning gland amnion vessel artery joint plaque armpit bronchial tube

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Combining Forms (cont’d.) Combining Forms carcin/o cardi/o chem/o cholecyst/o chron/o col/o cyst/o Meaning cancerous heart drugs gallbladder time colon urinary bladder

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Suffixes Suffixes are divided into two groups: 1.Diagnoses-describe disease conditions or their symptoms 2.Procedures-describe procedures used in patient care

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Diagnostic Suffixes Suffix -algia -emia -ia -itis -megaly -oma -osis Meaning pain blood condition condition inflammation enlargement tumor, mass condition, abnormal

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Diagnostic Suffixes (cont’d.) -pathy -rrhea -rrhage -sclerosis -uria -ar -ary -ic disease condition flow, discharge excessive discharge Hardening condition of urine pertaining to

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Diagnostic Suffixes Suffixes that describe diagnoses Noun SuffixMeaning Term -algiapain otalgia -emiablood condition leukemia -iacondition/disease pneumonia -megalyenlargement hepatomegaly

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Diagnostic Suffixes -centesis -ectomy -graphy -lysis surgical puncture to remove fluid removal, resection process of recording separation, destruction

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Diagnostic Suffixes -plasty -scopy -stomy -tomy surgical repair process of visual examination opening incision

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 11 Procedural Suffixes Suffixes that describe procedures SuffixMeaning Term -centesissurgical puncture thoracentesis to remove fluid -ectomyremoval tonsillectomy -gramrecord myelogram -graphyprocess of angiography recording

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 12 Pronunciation TermPronunciation acute ah-KUT adenocarcinomaah-deh-no-kar-sih-NO- mah bronchoscopybrong-KOS-ko-pe cardiomyopathykar-de-o-mi-OP-ah-the erythrocytosiseh-rith-ro-si-TO-sis

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 13 Pronunciation (cont’d.) TermPronunciation hematuriahe-mah-TUR-e-ah ischemiais-KE-me-ah laparoscopylap-ah-ROS-ko-pe mammoplastyMAM-o-plas-te phlebotomyfleh-BOT-o-me

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 14 Pronunciation (cont’d.) TermPronunciation otalgiao-TAL-jah rhinoplastyRI-no-plas-te rhinorrheari-no-RE-ah salpingectomysal-ping-JEK-to-me septicemiasep-tih-SE-me-ah

Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 15 Pronunciation (cont’d.) TermPronunciation thoracentesistho-rah-sen-TE-sis tonsillectomyton-sih-LEK-to-me uremiau-RE-me-ah vascularVAS-ku-lar