SUFFIX + EXTRA MED TERM FINAL

Ankylosis

abnormal stiffening of a joint

Laparotomy

incision into the abdomen

Ambidextrous

able to use both hands

Colostomy

artificial opening into the colon

Bradypnea

slow breathing

Hemiplegia

paralysis of one side

Hemostasis

stopping blood flow

Vasculitis

inflammation of blood vessels

Aphasia

loss of speech

Polycystic

many cysts

Postpartum

after childbirth

Retrograde amnesia

loss of memories going backward in time

Jejunostomy

artificial opening into the jejunum

Hematopoiesis

creating blood

Thrombocytopenia

deficiency of thrombocytes

Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

Cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

Hyperglycemia

high blood sugar

Isotonic

same tone

Bradygastria

slow stomach activity

Osteomalacia

softening of bone

Neuropathy

disease of a nerve

Tachycardia

fast heartbeat

Amniocentesis

aspiration/puncture of fetal sac

Appendectomy

surgical removal of appendix

Anemia

blood condition

-algia

pain

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-globin

protein

-gram

record/image

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

condition

-iatry

field of medicine

-ic

pertaining to

-icle

small

-ics

organized knowledge, treatment

-ism

condition, disease

-ismus

spasm, contraction

-ist

specialist

-ite

resembling

-itis

inflammation

-ium

structure, tissue

-lepsy

attack, seizure

-logist

specialist in a field

-logy

study of a field

-lysis

destruction, separation

-lytic

dissolution

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stomy

artificial opening

-tomy

incision

-tony

tension

-trophy

nourishment, development

-version

turning