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Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Suffixes. Learning Objectives. Identify and define useful diagnostic and procedural suffixes. Analyze, spell, and pronounce medical terms that contain diagnostic and procedural suffixes. Combining Forms aden/o amni/o angi/o arteri/o arthr/o ather/o axill/o bronch/o

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Chapter 3

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  1. Chapter 3 Suffixes

  2. Learning Objectives • Identify and define useful diagnostic and procedural suffixes. • Analyze, spell, and pronounce medical terms that contain diagnostic and procedural suffixes.

  3. Combining Forms aden/o amni/o angi/o arteri/o arthr/o ather/o axill/o bronch/o bronchi/o Meaning gland amnion vessel artery joint plaque armpit bronchial tube bronchial tube Combining Forms

  4. Combining Forms carcin/o cardi/o chem/o cholecyst/o chron/o col/o cyst/o Meaning cancerous heart drugs gallbladder time colon urinary bladder Combining Forms (cont’d.)

  5. Suffixes Suffixes are divided into two groups: • Diagnoses-describe disease conditions or their symptoms • Procedures-describe procedures used in patient care

  6. Suffix -algia -emia -ia -itis -megaly -oma -osis Meaning pain blood condition condition inflammation enlargement tumor, mass condition, abnormal Diagnostic Suffixes

  7. -pathy -rrhea -rrhage -sclerosis -uria -ar -ary -ic disease condition flow, discharge excessive discharge Hardening condition of urine pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to Diagnostic Suffixes (cont’d.)

  8. Diagnostic Suffixes Suffixes that describe diagnoses Noun Suffix Meaning Term -algia pain otalgia -emia blood condition leukemia -ia condition/disease pneumonia -megaly enlargement hepatomegaly

  9. -centesis -ectomy -graphy -lysis surgical puncture to remove fluid removal, resection process of recording separation, destruction Diagnostic Suffixes

  10. -plasty -scopy -stomy -tomy surgical repair process of visual examination opening incision Diagnostic Suffixes

  11. Procedural Suffixes Suffixes that describe procedures Suffix Meaning Term -centesis surgical puncture thoracentesis to remove fluid -ectomy removal tonsillectomy -gram record myelogram -graphy process of angiography recording

  12. Pronunciation Term Pronunciation acute ah-KUT adenocarcinoma ah-deh-no-kar-sih-NO- mah bronchoscopy brong-KOS-ko-pe cardiomyopathy kar-de-o-mi-OP-ah-the erythrocytosis eh-rith-ro-si-TO-sis

  13. Pronunciation (cont’d.) Term Pronunciation hematuria he-mah-TUR-e-ah ischemia is-KE-me-ah laparoscopy lap-ah-ROS-ko-pe mammoplasty MAM-o-plas-te phlebotomy fleh-BOT-o-me

  14. Pronunciation (cont’d.) Term Pronunciation otalgia o-TAL-jah rhinoplasty RI-no-plas-te rhinorrhea ri-no-RE-ah salpingectomy sal-ping-JEK-to-me septicemia sep-tih-SE-me-ah

  15. Pronunciation (cont’d.) Term Pronunciation thoracentesis tho-rah-sen-TE-sis tonsillectomy ton-sih-LEK-to-me uremia u-RE-me-ah vascular VAS-ku-lar

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