2 Lecture Notes SUFFIXES Classroom Activity to Accompany Medical Terminology Systems, Sixth Edition Barbara A. Gylys ∙ Mary Ellen Wedding

Suffix Suffixes Word element placed at the end of a word 2 Suffixes Suffix Word element placed at the end of a word Changes the meaning of a medical word Used to denote singular and plural forms of a word Used to denote a part of speech 2

Linking a Suffix Suffixes 2 Suffixes Linking a Suffix Word root (WR) links a suffix that begins with a vowel. Example: gastr/itis Combining form (CF) links a suffix that begins with a consonant. Example: gastr/o/scopy 3

Major Types of Suffixes 2 Suffixes Major Types of Suffixes Surgical Diagnostic, pathological, and related Grammatical and diminutive Singular and plural 4

Surgical Suffixes Suffixes 2 Suffixes Surgical Suffixes Describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part append/ectomy arthr/o/centesis lith/o/tripsy 5

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 Suffixes Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise excision, removal: surgical puncture: crushing: separation; destruction; loosening: 6

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise excision, removal: -ectomy surgical puncture: -centesis crushing: -tripsy separation; destruction; loosening: -lysis

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise to break; surgical fracture: fixation (of an organ): suture: surgical repair:

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise to break; surgical fracture: -clasis fixation (of an organ): -pexy suture: -rrhaphy surgical repair: -plasty

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 9. forming an opening (mouth): 10. binding, fixation (of a bone or joint): 11. instrument to cut: 12. incision:

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 9. forming an opening (mouth): -stomy 10. binding, fixation (of a bone or joint): - desis 11. instrument to cut: -tome 12. incision: -tomy

Diagnostic and Pathological Suffixes Diagnostic suffixes Denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness electr/o/cardio/gram (ECG) gastr/o/scopy

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for examining: visual examination: instrument for recording: process of recording:

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for examining: -scope visual examination: -scopy instrument for recording: -graph process of recording: -graphy

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for measuring: act of measuring: record, writing:

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise instrument for measuring: -meter act of measuring: -metry record, writing: -gram

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise Pathological suffixes Describe an abnormal condition or a disease neur/algia gastr/itis hem/o/rrhage

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise pain: formation, growth: forming, producing, origin: bursting forth (of):

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise pain: -algia, -dynia formation, growth: -plasia, -plasm forming, producing, origin: -gen, -genesis bursting forth (of): -rrhage, -rrhagia

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise swelling: hernia, swelling: stone, calculus: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells):

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise swelling: -edema hernia, swelling: -cele stone, calculus: -lith abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells): -osis

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 9. involuntary contraction, twitching: 10. narrowing, stricture: 11. discharge, flow: 12. disease:

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 9. involuntary contraction, twitching: -spasm 10. narrowing, stricture: -stenosis 11. discharge, flow: -rrhea 12. disease: -pathy

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise inflammation: tumor: rupture: paralysis:

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise inflammation: -itis tumor: -oma rupture: -rrhexis paralysis: -plegia

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise dilation, expansion: vomiting: blood condition: abnormal condition (produced by something specified):

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise dilation, expansion: -ectasis vomiting: -emesis blood condition: -emia abnormal condition (produced by something specified): -iasis

Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Grammatical suffixes Attached to word roots to form parts of speech, such as adjectives and nouns gastr/ic (adjective) neur/al (adjective) obstetr/ician (noun) pneumon/ia (noun)

Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes (continued) Denote a smaller version of a word tub/ule (small, minute) arteri/ole (small, minute)

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 1. Adjective suffixes –ac, –al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, and –ous mean: 2. Noun suffixes –esis, -ia, and –ism mean: 3. Noun suffixes –ician and –ist mean:

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 1. Adjective suffixes –ac, –al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, and –ous mean: pertaining to 2. Noun suffixes –esis, -ia, and –ism mean: condition 3. Noun suffixes –ician and –ist mean: specialist

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 4. Noun suffix –iatry means: 5. Diminutive suffixes –icle, -ole, and –ule mean:

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 4. Noun suffix –iatry means: medicine; treatment 5. Diminutive suffixes –icle, -ole, and –ule mean: small, minute

Singular and Plural Suffixes Changes when a word is modified from a singular to a plural form diagno/sis to diagno/ses bronch/us to bron/chi deform/ity to deformi/ities

Singular and Plural Terms Exercise Change the following terms to their plural form. thrombus: ovum: fungus: diagnosis:

Singular and Plural Terms Exercise thrombus: thrombi ovum: ova fungus: fungi diagnosis: diagnoses

Complete the Medical Word Exercise crushing of a stone: lith/o/ forming a new opening (mouth) in the colon: colon/o/ excision, removal of the appendix: /

Complete the Medical Word Exercise crushing of a stone: lith/o/tripsy forming a new opening (mouth) in the colon: colon/o/stomy excision, removal of the appendix: append/ectomy

Complete the Medical Word Exercise disease of the joint(s): arthr/ / instrument to examine a joint: /o/ inflammation of the stomach: / surgical puncture of a joint: /o/

Complete the Medical Word Exercise disease of the joint(s): arthr/o/pathy instrument to examine a joint: arthr/o/scope inflammation of the stomach: gastr/itis surgical puncture of a joint: arthr/o/centesis

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 8. suture of muscle(s): my/o/ 9. binding, fixation (of a joint): arthr/o/ 10. forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea: /o/

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 8. suture of muscle(s): my/o/rrhaphy 9. binding, fixation (of a joint): arthr/o/desis 10. forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea: trache/o/stomy

Complete the Medical Word Exercise instrument for recording the heart: cardi/o/ record of electrical activity of the heart: electr/o/cardi/ / pain of a nerve: /

Complete the Medical Word Exercise instrument for recording the heart: cardi/o/graph record of electrical activity of the heart: electr/o/cardi/o/gram pain of a nerve: neur/algia

Complete the Medical Word Exercise forming, producing, origin of cancer: carcin/ / softening of bone: oste/o/ abnormal condition of stones: /

Complete the Medical Word Exercise forming, producing, origin of cancer: carcin/o/gen or carcin/o/genesis softening of bone: oste/o/ malacia abnormal condition of stones: lith/iasis

Complete the Medical Word Exercise hernia, swelling of the liver: hepat/ / swelling of a lymph gland: lymph/ tumor composed of lymph tissue: lymph/ bursting forth (of) blood: hem/o/

Complete the Medical Word Exercise hernia, swelling of the liver: hepat/o/cele swelling of a lymph gland: lymph/edema tumor composed of lymph tissue: lymph/oma bursting forth (of) blood: hem/o/rrhage