Penn Foster Terminology

Diagnostic suffix -ALGIA

Pain

Neuralgia

(nerve pain)

Diagnostic Suffix -DYNIA

Pain

Gastrodynia

(Pain in the stomach)

Diagnostic Suffix -EMIA

Blood Condition

Leukemia

Cancer of White Blood Cells

Diagnostic suffix -IA

condition, disease

Polyuria

Excessive Urination

Diagnostic suffix -ITIS

Inflammation

Laryngitis

Inflammation of the larynx

Diagnostic Suffix -LEPSY

Seizure or attack

Epilepsy

Disease of the nervous system marked by seizures

Diagnostic Suffix -MALACIA

Softening

Chondromalacia

Softening of the cartilage

Diagnostic suffix -MEGALY

Enlargement

Cardiomegaly

Enlargement of the heart

Diagnostic Suffix -OMA

Tumor, mass

Sarcoma

(Cancerous tumor of connective tissue)

Diagnostic Suffix -OSIS

Abnormal condition

Dermatomycosis

Fungal infection of the skin

Diagnostic Suffix -PATHY

Disease

Myopathy

Disease of the muscle tissue

Diagnostic suffix -PENIA

Deficiency

Leukopenia

Deficiency of white blood cells

Diagnostic suffix -PLEGIA

Paralysis

Quadriplegia

(Paralysis of all four limbs)

Diagnostic suffix -PNEA

Breathing

Apnea

Temporary cessation of breathing

Diagnostic Siffix -SCLEROSIS

Hardening

Arteriosclerosis

Hardening of the arteries

Diagnostic Suffix -RRHAGE

Bursting forth

Menorrhagia

(Excessive menstrual flow)

Diagnostic Suffix -RRHEA

Flow, discharge

Menorrhea

(Normal menstrual flow)

Diagnostic Suffix -RRHEXIS

Breaking open

Cardiorrhexis

(Rupture of the heart)

Procedural Suffix -CENTESIS

Puncture

Abdominocentesis

(Puncture of spiration abdominal cavity to remove fluid)

Procedural Suffix -ECTOMY

Surgical removal

Appendectomy

(Surgical removal of the appendix)

Procedural Suffix -GENIC

Producing, forming

Teratogenic

(Causing birth defects)

Procedural Suffix -GRAPHY

Process of recording

Mammography

( X-ray photograph of the breasts)

Procedural Suffix -LYSIS

Separation

Dialysis

(Separation of waste materials from the blood)

Procedural Suffix -OPSY

View of, vision

Biopsy

(Removal of living tissue for examination)

Procedural Suffix -PLASTY

Surgical repair

Rhinoplasty

(Plastic surgery of the nose)

Arthroscopy

(Visual examination of the joints)

Procedural Suffix -STOMY

Opening

Tracheostomy

(Cutting an air/ drainage opening to the trachea)

Procedural Suffix -TOMY

Incision, cutting

Blepharotomy

( Surgical incision of an eyelid)

Adjectival Suffix- AC, IAC

Pertaining to

Iliac

(Pertaining to the ilium)

Adjectival Suffix - AL, -EAL,-IAL

Pertaining to

Neonatal

(Pertaining to the first week after birth)

Adjectival Suffix -AR

Pertaining to

Ventricular

( Pertaining to the ventricles in the heart or brain)

Adjectival Suffix -ARY

Pertaining to

Pulmonary

(Pertaining to the lungs)

Adjectival Suffix -ELLA

Small

Patella

Knee cap

Adjectival Suffix -IATRIC

Medical treatment

Pediatric

(Treatment or care of children)

Adjectival Suffix -IC, -ICAL

Pertaining to

Nephric

(Pertaining to the kidney)

Adjectival Suffix -INE

Pertaining to

Equine

( Pertaining to, characteristic of, derived from a horse)

Adjectival Suffix -IOD

Resembling

Sinusoid

(Resembling an sinus)

Adjectival Suffix -OUS

Characteristic of

cartiliginous

(consisting of or characteristic of cartilage)

Adjectival Suffix -PLAST

Cell, living substance

Chloroplast

(The photosynthetic unit of a plant cell)

Adjectival Suffix -ULAR

Pertaining to

Scapular

(pertaining to the scapula)

Adjectival Suffix -VOROUS

Eating

Q & Q prefix A- AN-

No, not, without

Q & Q prefix ANA-

Up, apart

Anabasis

(The stage of increase in a disease)

Q & Q prefix ANTI-

Against

Q & Q prefix AUTO-

Self

Autonomic

(Not subject to voluntary control)

Q & Q prefix BI- DI-

Two

Q & Q prefix BRADY-

Deficient, under

Q & Q prefix CHLORO-

Green

Q & Q prefix CHROMO-

Color

Chromhidrosis

(secretion of color and sweat)

Q & Q prefix CO- COM- CO-

With, together

Q & Q prefix CYANO-

Blue

Cyanosis

(Bluish skin and mucosal discoloration)

Q & Q prefix DE-

Down, lack of

Q & Q prefix DECI-

One tenth

Q & Q prefix DIA-

Through, between, apart, across, completely

Q & Q prefix DYS-

Bad, painful

Q & Q prefix HEMI-

Half

Hemihypotonia

Diminished muscle tone on one side of the body