2 Lecture Notes A PowerPoint Presentation Suffixes Classroom Activity to Accompany Medical Terminology Systems, Seventh Edition Barbara A. Gylys ∙ Mary Ellen Wedding

Suffix 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 Pedagogical Note: You can use these types of slides to reinforce word building rules as well as the guidelines for defining medical words. 2 2

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 3

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

2 SUFFIXES Surgical Suffixes Describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part append/ectomy arthr/o/centesis lith/o/tripsy  Pedagogical Note: Throughout this chapter, all medical terms are broken down into their basic word elements to reinforce the word building rules. 5

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise excision, removal: surgical puncture: crushing: separation; destruction; loosening:  Pedagogical Note: Questions only are presented on the first slide. Questions with answers (in red) are presented on the following slide. For testing purposes, you may wish to use only the question slides. 6

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise excision, removal: -ectomy surgical puncture: -centesis crushing: -tripsy separation; destruction; loosening: -lysis 7 7

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise to break; surgical fracture: fixation (of an organ): suture: surgical repair:  Pedagogical Note: Encourage students to enhance and reinforce their study of suffixes by visiting the DavisPlus web site and completing the flash-card activities. 8

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise to break; surgical fracture: -clasis fixation (of an organ): -pexy suture: -rrhaphy surgical repair: -plasty 9 9

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 9. forming an opening (mouth): 10. binding, fixation (of a bone or joint): 11. instrument to cut: 12. incision: 10

Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 11 11

Diagnostic and Pathological Suffixes 2 SUFFIXES 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  Pedagogical Note: Throughout this chapter, all medical terms are broken down into their basic word elements to reinforce the word building rules. 12

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for examining: visual examination: instrument for recording: process of recording:   13

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for examining: -scope visual examination: -scopy instrument for recording: -graph process of recording: -graphy   14 14

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for measuring: act of measuring: record, writing:   15 15

Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise instrument for measuring: -meter act of measuring: -metry record, writing: -gram   16

Diagnostic and Pathological Suffixes (continued) 2 SUFFIXES Diagnostic and Pathological Suffixes (continued) Pathological suffixes Describe an abnormal condition or a disease neur/algia gastr/itis hem/o/rrhage  Pedagogical Note: Throughout this chapter, all medical terms are broken down into their basic word elements to reinforce the word building rules. 17 17

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise pain: formation, growth: forming, producing, origin: bursting forth (of):   18

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise pain: -algia, -dynia formation, growth: -plasia, -plasm forming, producing, origin: -gen, -genesis bursting forth (of): -rrhage, -rrhagia   19 19

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise swelling: hernia, swelling: stone, calculus: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells):   20 20

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise swelling: -edema hernia, swelling: -cele stone, calculus: -lith abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells): -osis   21 21

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 9. involuntary contraction, twitching: 10. narrowing, stricture: 11. discharge, flow: 12. disease:   22 22

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 9. involuntary contraction, twitching: -spasm 10. narrowing, stricture: -stenosis 11. discharge, flow: -rrhea 12. disease: -pathy   23 23

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise inflammation: tumor: rupture: paralysis:   24 24

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise inflammation: -itis tumor: -oma rupture: -rrhexis paralysis: -plegia   25 25

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise dilation, expansion: vomiting: blood condition: abnormal condition (produced by something specified):   26 26

Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise dilation, expansion: -ectasis vomiting: -emesis blood condition: -emia abnormal condition (produced by something specified): -iasis   27 27

Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes 2 SUFFIXES 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) Pedagogical Note: Discussion can focus on the meaning of the various word parts. You may wish to develop additional slides with various examples to suit your individual needs. 28

Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes (continued) 2 SUFFIXES Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes (continued) Diminutive suffixes Denote a smaller version of a word tub/ule (small, minute) arteri/ole (small, minute)   29

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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: 30 30

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 31 31

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 4. Noun suffix –iatry means: 5. Diminutive suffixes –icle, -ole, and –ule mean: 32 32

Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise 4. Noun suffix –iatry means: medicine; treatment 5. Diminutive suffixes –icle, -ole, and –ule mean: small, minute 33 33

Singular and Plural Suffixes 2 SUFFIXES 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 Pedagogical Note: Discussion can focus on reinforcing the rules for changing terms from plural to singular form. Also, you can review the meaning of the various word elements in each term. You can also review the rules for singular and plural forms by going over the material on the back inside cover of the textbook and encouraging your students to use it as a reference. 34

Singular and Plural Terms Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Singular and Plural Terms Exercise Change the following terms to their plural form. thrombus: ovum: fungus: diagnosis: 35 35

Singular and Plural Terms Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Singular and Plural Terms Exercise thrombus: thrombi ovum: ova fungus: fungi diagnosis: diagnoses 36 36

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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: / 37

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 38 38

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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/ 39 39

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 40 40

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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/ 41 41

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 42 42

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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: / 43 43

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 44 44

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES Complete the Medical Word Exercise forming, producing, origin of cancer: carcin/ / softening of bone: oste/o/ abnormal condition of stones: / 45 45

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 46 46

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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/ 47 47

Complete the Medical Word Exercise 2 SUFFIXES 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 48 48

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