Suffixes 1.

-ac

Meaning heart

Example(s) Cardiac

Pronunciation Defination KAR-dee-ack is an adjective that means pertaining to the heart KRAY-nee-um is the portion of skull in that encloses brain Ton-sih-LYEtis ) is an inflammation of the tonsil

2-um

skull

Cranium

3.-it is

inflammation

Tonsillitis

4.-ectomy

tonsils

Tonsillectomy

5.- -osis

stomach

Gastrosis

6.-plasty

nerve

Neuroplasty

7.-logy 8.-logist

heart woman

Cardiology Gynecologist

9.-oma 10.-pathy

gland kidney

Adenoma Nephropathy

(ton-his-LECK- Is the surgical ton-mee) removal of the tonsils (gas-TROH-sis an abnormal condition or disease (NEW-rohIs the surgical plas-tee repair of the nerve (KAR-dee-OL- Study of the oh-jee) heart (guy-nehSpecialist in KOL-oh-jist) the study of the diseases of the female disorder (ad-eh-NOH- Tumor of mah) gland (nef-ROPDisease of

11.-rrhage

blood

Hemorrhage

pah-three) (HEM-or-idj)

12.rrhagia

stomach

Gastrorrhagia

(gas-trohRAY-jee-ah) (kol-POR-ahfee) (oh-toh-REEah) (slee-norECKS-SIS) (pah-THOLoh-jee) (gasTRAL-jee-ah) gas-trohDIN-ee-ah (ar-tee-reeoh-mah-LAYshee- ah)

13.-rrhaphy 14.-rrhea 15.-rrhexis

vagina ear spleen

Colporrhaphy Otorrhea Splenorrhexis

the kidney Bursting forth of blood; bleeding Bleeding from the stomach Suturing the wall of vagina Discharge from the ear Ruptured spleen Study of disease pain in the stomach Also pain in stomach Is the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries is the abnormal enlargement of the live is the tissue death of an artery or arteries Is the abnormal

16. -ology 17. -algia

Disease stomach

Pathology Gasralgia

18. -dynia also 19.-malacia

stomach artery

Gastrodynia Arteriomalacia

20.-megaly

liver

Hepatomegal

(hepah-tohMEG-ah-lee)

21. -necrosis

Tissue death

Arterionecrosis

(arteeree-oh-nehKROH-sis (ar-tee-reeoh-skleh-

22. -sclerosis

artery

Arteriosclerosi

ROH-sis)

hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

23.-stenosis

artery

Arteriostenosis

24. -gram

Blood vessel

Angiogram

muscle 25. -plasty 26.-scopy visual examination

Myoplasty

Endoscopy

27. -ology

ears, larynx

Otolaryngology

28.-otomy

surgical incision

Lithotomy

29. -oma

Tumor

Atheroma

30.-algia

Joint

Arthralgia

(ar-tee-reeoh-steh-NOHsis) (AN-jee-ohis the film gram) produced by angiography (MY-ohplasis the surgical Tee) repair of a muscle (en-DOS-koh- is the visual pee) examination of the interior of a body cavity or organ by means of an endoscope (ohtohwhich is the lar-in-GOLstudy of the oh-jee) ears and larynx or throat (lih-THOT-oh- is a surgical mee) incision for the removal of a stone (ath-er-OHis a fatty mah) deposit within the wall of an artery (ar-THRALmeans pain in jee-ah) a joint or

31. -ectomy

Appendix

appendectomy

32.-ostomy

colon

colostomy

33. -otomy

colon

colotomy

34.-ologist

old age

gerontologist

35.-derma

skin

Pyoderma

36-al 37. -gnosis

Virus or poison thgough;comple te

Viral Diagnosis

joint (ap-en-DECK- is the surgical toh-mee) removal of the appendix (koh-LAHSto surgically toh-mee) create an artificial opening (koh-LOT-oh- is a surgical mee) incision into the colon (jer-onis a specialist TOL-oh-jist) in diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and problems associated with aging (pye-oh-DER- Is any acute, mah) inflammatory , pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo (VYE-ral) pertaining to a virus (dye-ag-NOH- determining sis) what disease or condition is present through a study of sign and symptoms

38. -gnosis

Before

Prognosis

(prahg-NOHsis)

39.-gram

Spinal cord

myelogram

4o.-gram

breast

mammogram

41.-graph

heart

cardiograph

42.-graphy

x-ray

radiography

43.-itis

Small intestine

enteritis

44.-itis 45.-scopy

mouth bronchus

stomatitis bronchoscopy

46.-stenosis

artery

Arteriostenosis

forcast of theoutcome of disease (MY-eh-lohRecord(image gram) ) of the spinal cord taken by x-ray (MAM-ohRecord(image gram) ) of a vein is produced using x-ray and contrast medium (KAR-dee-oh- Instrument graph) used to record the hearts activity (ray-dee-OG- Process of rah-fee) producing image using x-ray Inflammation of the small intestine (sto-mah-TYE- Inflammation tis) of the mouth (brong-KOSProcess of koh-pee) viewing inside the bronchus (ar-ter-ee-oh- Narrowing of steh-NOH-sis) an artery (teh-NOT-ohmee ) To cut the tendon; incision of

47.-tomy

Tendon

Tentonomy

the tendon 48.-tomy Trachea; winpipe Tracheotomy to cut the trachea; incision of the trachea septic (SHEP-tick) Pertaining to infection abdominocentesis (Ab-dom-ihIs the surgical noh-sen-TEH- puncture of sis) the abdominal cavity to remove fluid (tray-kee-OTtoh-mee)

49.-ic 50.-centesis

infection abdomen