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Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology. Chapter Two Suffixes: Surgical, Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related. Suffixes Denoting Incisions. - centesis puncture arthrocentesis -ectomy excision, removal appendectomy -stomy forming an opening (mouth) colostomy -tome instrument to cut osteotome

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Medical Terminology

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

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

  3. Suffixes Denoting Reconstructive Surgeries • -desis binding, fixation (of a bone, joint) arthrodesis • -pexy suspension, fixation (of an organ)mastopexy • -rrhaphy suturemyorrhaphy • -plasty surgical repairrhinoplasty

  4. Suffixes Denoting Refractururing, Loosening, or Crushing • -clasis break, fractureosteoclasis • -lysis separation, destruction, looseningenterolysis • -tripsy crushinglithotripsy

  5. Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Suffixes • -algia paincephalalgia • -dynia paingastrodynia • -cele hernia, swellinghepatocele • -ectasis dilation, expansionbronchiectasis

  6. -emesis vomitinghyperemesis • -emia blood conditionleukemia • -gen or -genesis forming, producing, origincarcinogen or osteogenesis • -gram record, a writingcardiogram • -graph instrumentcardiograph • -graphy process of recordingcardiography

  7. -iasis abnormal conditioncholelithiasis • -itis inflammationgastritis • -lith stone, calculuscholelith • -logist specialist in the study ofdermatologist • -logy study ofpsychology

  8. -malacia softeningosteomalacia • -megaly enlargementhepatomegaly • -meter instrument for recordingthermometer • -metry act of measuringpelvimetry • -oid resemblinglipoid

  9. -oma tumoradenoma • -osis abnormal condition, increasedermatosis • -para to bear (also a prefix)multipara • -paresis partial paralysishemaparesis • -pathy diseaseneuropathy

  10. -penia decrease, deficiencyleukopenia • -phagia eating, swallowingdysphagia • -phasia speechaphasia • -philia attraction tohemophilia • -phobia fearclaustrophobia

  11. -plasia formation, growthhyperplasia • -plegia paralysis, strokehemiplegia • -poiesis formation, productionhemopoiesis • -ptosis prolapsehysteroptosis • -rrhage or -rrhagia bursting forthhemorrhage or menorrhagia

  12. -rrhea discharge, flowdiarrhea • -rrhexis ruptureangiorrhexis • -scope instrument to viewgastroscope • -scopy visual examinationgastroscopy • -spasm involuntary contractionblepharospasm

  13. -stasis standing stillhemostasis • -stenosis narrowing, stricturearteriostenosis • -toxic poisonthyrotoxic • -trophy development, nourishmentatrophy

  14. End of Chapter two

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