1. Chapter 3
Suffixes
Copyright © 2012, 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 © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

3. Suffixes Suffixes are divided into two groups:
Diagnostic suffixes describe disease conditions or their symptoms
Procedural suffixes describe procedures used in patient care
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Diagnostic Suffixes -algia pain -emia blood condition -ia condition
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

5. Diagnostic Suffixes (cont.)
-itis inflammation -megaly enlargement -oma tumor, mass
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

6. Diagnostic Suffixes (cont.)
-osis condition, abnormal condition -pathy disease condition
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

7. Diagnostic Suffixes (cont.)
-rrhea flow, discharge -rrhage excessive -rrhagia discharge of blood
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

8. Diagnostic Suffixes (cont.)
-sclerosis hardening -uria condition of urine
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

9. Diagnostic Suffixes – Adjective Suffixes
Each of these means “pertaining to”
-al or -eal
-ar
-ary
-ic
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

10. Procedural Suffixes
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid -ectomy removal, resection, excision
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

11. Procedural Suffixes (cont.)
-gram record -graphy process of recording
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

12. Procedural Suffixes (cont.)
-lysis separation, breakdown, destruction -plasty surgical repair or surgical correction
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

13. Procedural Suffixes (cont.)
-scopy process of visual examination -stomy opening
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

14. Procedural Suffixes (cont.)
-therapy treatment -tomy incision, to cut into
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

15. Medical Scramble Suffix meaning enlargement -G A Y M L E
Suffix meaning separation, breakdown
-S Y S I L
Holding back blood from an area of the body
H A S E I M I C
Unscramble the letters to form medical terms from the clues. Use the underlined letters to complete the bonus term.
1. -MEGALY
2. -LYSIS
3. ISCHEMIA
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

16. Medical Scramble (cont.)
Ear pain
T A I L O G A
Benign tumor of muscle
Y M O A M
Sharp, sudden, severe
T U E C A
Unscramble the letters to form medical terms from the clues. Use the underlined letters to complete the bonus term.
4. OTALGIA
5. MYOMA
6. ACUTE
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

17. Medical Scramble (cont.)
Bonus Term: Tumor of bone marrow (Hint: It affects MULTIPLE areas of bone marrow tissue.) Y L M O A M E
Use the underlined letters from the previous words to complete the bonus term.
The bonus term is MYELOMA.
Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.