1. Chapter Three
Suffixes

2. It is divided into 2 categories
Diagnostic Suffixes
Describe disease conditions or their symptoms
Procedural Suffixes
Describes procedures used in patient care

3. algia Arthralgia = pain of the joints Otalgia = pain of the ears
Myalgia = pain of the muscles.
Neuralgia = pain of the nerves.

4. Emia blood condition Leukemia increase in numbers of leukocytes.
Septicemia= blood infection.
Ischemia = blockage of the cornary.

5. ia condition
Pneumonia – abnormal condition of the lungs. - inflammation of the lungs
Pneumonia normal chest

6. itis means inflamation
- Bronchitis: inflammation of the bronchial tubes. - Esophagitis: inflammation of esophagus. Phlebitis= inflammation of the veins

7. bursitis

8. appendicitis

9. Meninges _meningitis_____: inflammation of the meninges

10. epiglottitis

11. Oma ---tumor or mass
Adenocarcinoma Cancerous tumor derived From glandular cells.

12. Myoma – tumour of the muscle
Myosarcoma – cancerous tumour of the muscle
Benign (non cancerous)
Malignant (cancerous)
Myeloma: malignant tumour of the bone marrow

13. Rhabdomy/o – skeletal muscle
Sarcoma – cancer
Rhabdomyosarcoma

14. -rrhage
Hemorrhage- bursting forth of blood
Menorrhagia: excessive bleeding during menstruation

15. Necrosis – death of cells

16. Procedural Suffixes

17. Procedural Suffixes Thoracentesis: Amniocentesis: -centesis:
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Thoracentesis:
Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid.
Amniocentesis:
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion (sac surrounding the development fetus)

18. Arthrocentesis:
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint

19. Tonsillectomy -ectomy Removal (excision) of a tonsil or TONSILS
Removal, resection, excision
Tonsillectomy
Removal (excision) of a tonsil or TONSILS

20. Hysterectomy
Excision of the uterus, either through the abdominal wall (abdominal hysterectomy) or through the vagina (vaginal hysterectomy)
Abdominal
Hysterectomy
Vaginal Hysterectomy

21. Oophorectomy Salpingectomy Removal of an ovary or ovaries
Removal of a fallopian (uterine) tube

22. Cholecystectomy Mastectomy Removal of the gallbladder
Removal (excision) of the breast

23. - gram
Record
myelogram
X-ray image of spinal cord after contrast is injected within the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in the lumbar area of the back.

24. Mammogram:
Xray record of the breast

25. Electroencephalography
Process of recording
Electroencephalography
Record of the electricity of the brain

26. Mammography:
Process of making an x-ray recording of the breast
Angiography:
X-ray recording of blood vessels after contrasts is injected

27. -lysis
Separation, breakdown, destruction
Dialysis
Complete separation (-LYSIS) of wastes (urea) from the blood when the kidneys fail.

28. Procedural Suffixes - plasty Mammoplasty Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair, or surgical correction
Mammoplasty
Surgical repair of the breast
Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose

29. Angioplasty
Surgical repair of the blood vessels

30. - scopy Bronchoscopy Laparoscopy Laryngoscopy
Process of visual examination
Bronchoscopy
Visual examination of the bronchial tubes
Laparoscopy
Visual examination of the abdomen
Laryngoscopy
Visual examination of the larynx

31. Opening -stomy Colostomy Tracheostomy
Opening of the colon to the outside of the body
Tracheostomy
Opening of the trachea to the outside of the body

32. -therapy Chemotherapy Cryotherapy Treatment with drugs
Treatment using cold (CRY/O) temperatures

33. - tomy Craniotomy Laparotomy Phlebotomy Incision, to cut into
Incision of the skull
Laparotomy
Incision of the abdomen
Phlebotomy
Incision of a vein