Medical Terminology (Davi-Ellen Chabner) Chapter 3 Suffixes and combining forms

-al

pertaining to

-algia

condition of pain,pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

removal, resection, excision

-emia

blood condition

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

infammation

-lysis

separation, breakdown, destruction

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease condition

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

excessive discharge of blood

-rrhagia

excessive discharge of blood

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stomy

opening

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision; cutting into

-uria

urine condition

aden/o

gland

amnio/o

amnion

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

plaque, collection of fatty material

axill/o

armpit

broncho/o

bronchial tubes

carcin/o

cancerous

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

drug, chemical

cholecyst/o

gall bladder

chron/o

time

col/o

colon (large intestine)

crani/o

skull

cry/o

cold

cyst/o

urinary bladder

encephal/o

brain

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

inguin/o

groin

isch/o

to hold back

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx(voice box)

leuk/o

white

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menstration

mening/o

meninges

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord or bone marrow

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oophor/o

ovary

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pelv/o

hip area

peritone/o

peritoneum

phleb/o

vein

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

radi/o

x-ray

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

sarc/o

flesh

septic/o

pertaining to infection

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

vascul/o

blood vessel