1. Medical Terminology Chapter Two Suffixes: Surgical, Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related

2. Suffixes Denoting Incisions w - centesispuncture arthrocentesis w -ectomy excision, removal appendectomy w -stomy forming an opening (mouth) colostomy w -tome instrument to cut osteotome w -tomy incision, cut into phlebotomy

3. Suffixes Denoting Reconstructive Surgeries w - desis binding, fixation (of a bone, joint) arthrodesis w -pexy suspension, fixation (of an organ) mastopexy w -rrhaphy suture myorrhaphy w -plasty surgical repair rhinoplasty

4. Suffixes Denoting Refractururing, Loosening, or Crushing w -clasis break, fracture osteoclasis w -lysis separation, destruction, loosening enterolysis w -tripsy crushing lithotripsy

5. Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Suffixes w -algia pain cephalalgia w -dynia pain gastrodynia w -cele hernia, swelling hepatocele w -ectasis dilation, expansion bronchiectasis

6. w -emesis vomiting hyperemesis w -emia blood condition leukemia w -gen or -genesis forming, producing, origin carcinogen or osteogenesis w -gram record, a writing cardiogram w -graph instrument cardiograph w -graphy process of recording cardiography

7. w -iasis abnormal condition cholelithiasis w -itis inflammation gastritis w -lith stone, calculus cholelith w -logist specialist in the study of dermatologist w -logy study of psychology

8. w -malacia softening osteomalacia w -megaly enlargement hepatomegaly w -meter instrument for recording thermometer w -metry act of measuring pelvimetry w -oid resembling lipoid

9. w -oma tumor adenoma w -osis abnormal condition, increase dermatosis w -para to bear (also a prefix) multipara w -paresis partial paralysis hemaparesis w -pathy disease neuropathy

10. w -penia decrease, deficiency leukopenia w -phagia eating, swallowing dysphagia w -phasia speech aphasia w -philia attraction to hemophilia w -phobia fear claustrophobia

11. w -plasia formation, growth hyperplasia w -plegia paralysis, stroke hemiplegia w -poiesis formation, production hemopoiesis w -ptosis prolapse hysteroptosis w -rrhage or -rrhagia bursting forth hemorrhage or menorrhagia

12. w -rrhea discharge, flow diarrhea w -rrhexis rupture angiorrhexis w -scope instrument to view gastroscope w -scopy visual examination gastroscopy w -spasm involuntary contraction blepharospasm

13. w -stasis standing still hemostasis w -stenosis narrowing, stricture arteriostenosis w -toxic poison thyrotoxic w -trophy development, nourishment atrophy

14. w End of Chapter two