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SUFFIXES
Ammar Jusmani / MSc.Clinical
Microbiology
Ibn Sina University for the Medical
and Pharmaceutical Sciences
SUFFIXES
OBJECTIVES
1)To understand the definition of the term
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2)To reveal the indication of the medical term •
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SUFFIXES/DEFINITION
Suffixes are the ACTIVE PART OF THE TERM . •
They come at the end of the term
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They indicate a procedure, condition, disease, •
specialty, etc…
They show what someone is doing, what has •
been done to the subject, organ, tissue
SUFFIXES/ CATEGORIES
1)Suffixes to indicate a field of study or
medical specialty.
-logy :
Biology: the study of life
Physiology: the study of the body systems
Neurology: medical specialty pertaining to the
Central Nervous System and its Diseases.
Dermatology:the medical specialty pertaining to
diseases of the skin.
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Another way of referring to medical specialties is •
by using the suffix “-ics”
e.g. Pediatrics, Geriatrics,
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Orthodontics, endodontics
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2)Suffixes to indicate specialists
Biologist
Cardiologist
Nephrologist
Otorhinolaryngologist
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Another way to refer to a specialist is by using •
the suffix “-ician” for certain specialties
e.g. pediatrician, physician
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3) Suffixes to indicate inflammation
-itis
e.g. arthritis, pericarditis , endocarditis
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4) Suffixes to indicate a disease state
-pathy
e.g. cardiopathy
Arthropathy
5)Suffixes to indicate an abnormal condition
-osis
e.g. arthrosis
Leukocytosis
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6) Suffixes to indicate shape
-oid
Mastoid: bone that is similar to the breast.
Spheroid: round shape
7) Suffixes to indicate medical instruments
-scope
e.g. otoscope, ophthalmoscope,stethescope
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Another suffix to indicate medical instruments is
–meter
e.g. Thermometer
Sphygmanometer
8)Suffixes to describe procedure of
examination with medical instruments
-scopy
Otoscopy
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9) suffixes to indicate instruments that record
Functions of body organs
-graph
Electrocardiograph
Electroencephalograph
10) suffixes to describe recording procedure
-graphy
Electrocardiography
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CATEGORIES /CONTINUED
Suffixes to indicate a recording of a body organ
-gram ( electrocardiogram)
Electrocardiogram
Mammogram
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11)Suffixes describing a physiological action
-phagia (eating)
-phasia (speak)
-pnea (breath)
-dipsia (thirst)
-pepsia (digestion)
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12)Suffixes for special senses
-acusis (hearing)
Presbycusis (hard of hearing due to old age)
-opia (vision)
Xanthopia
13)Suffixes for body fluids
-emia ( blood)
-uria (urine)
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14) Suffixes to indicate a surgical process
-centesis : arthrocentesis(removal of fluid
from a joint ).
-plasty : rhinoplasty (plastic surgery of the
nose).
-ectomy: pericardiectomy(resection of the
pericardium).
-rraphy:herniorrhaphy(suture or repair).
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15)Suffixes describing a seizure
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-lepsy (epilepsy)
(catalepsy)
(Narcolepsy)
16)suffixes for psychological conditions
-phobia (claustrophobia)
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17) Suffixes describing a health condition
-plegia
Hemiplegia
(paralysis of one side of the body due to stroke).
18)suffixes describing pain
-algia (arthralgia)
-dynia (mandibulodynia)
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19) suffixes describing abnormalities in the
human body:
-ectasis (bronchiectasis):dilatation of bronchi
-iasis (cholelithiasis): formation of stones in
gall bladder.
-malacia ( osteomalacia): softening of bones
-rrexis (rupture)
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20) Suffixes describing enlargement of an organ
-megaly ( cardiomegaly) : enlargement o the
heart.
hepatomegaly:(enlargement of the liver)
21)Suffixes describing a hardening process
-sclerosis
Atheresclerosis(hard fat in the blood vessels)
Multiple sclerosis(hard deposits in the nervous
system).
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22) signs that can be measured
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-penia (leukopenia) :deficiency of white blood •
cells.
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-lysis (hemolysis): destruction /breakdown of •
red blood cells.
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Glycolysis
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23)Suffixes describing flow /discharge
-rrhea(diarrhea)
-rrhage(hemorrhage): excessive bleeding
-rrhagia
-spasm (myospasm) muscle spasm
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REFERENCES
C. EDWARD COLLINS
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A SHORT COURSE IN
MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY
THIRD EDITION
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