Suffixes - Medical Terminology, Medical Terminology for CMAA

-itis

inflammation

-ic

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-megaly

enlargement

-al

pertaining to

-cyte

cell

-gen

substance or agent that causes

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-logist

one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

-logy

study of

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

-plasia

condition of formation, development, growth

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-sis

state of

-stasis

control, stop, standing

-ad

toward

-coccus (pl. -cocci)

berry-shaped (form of bacterium)

-ectomy

excision or surgical removal

-ia

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

-malacia

softening

-opsy

view of, viewing

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-tome

instrument used to cut

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-cele

hernia or protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-emia

blood condition

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-thorax

chest

-tomy

cut into or incision

a

before

ac

before meals

pc

after meals

cardi

heart

-ology

the study of

-ologist

specialist in the study of

gastr/o

stomach

laryng/o

larynx

retro-

behind

rhin/o

nose

dent

tooth

make plural- fossa

fossae

make plural- radix

radices

make plural- cervix

cervices

make plural- staphyloccocus

staphyloccoci

make plural- neurosis

neuroses

make plural- ganglion

ganglia

make plural- appendix

appendices

make plural- datum

data

CXR

chest x-ray

Dx

diagnosis

Fx

fracture

h/o

history of

NKDA

No unknown drug allergies

w/o

without

c/o

complaining of

HEENT

Head, Ear, Eyes, Nose, & Throat

PO

by mouth

NPO

nothing by mouth

GI

Gastrointestinal

IM

intramuscular

LAC

laceration

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

bid

twice a day

tid

three times a day

qid

four times a day

BP

blood pressure

Ca

cancer

CHF

congestive heart failure

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

cc

chief complaint

DOB

date of birth

EKG

electrocardiogram

-phobia

fear

LOC

level of consciousness

mcg

micrograms

PRN

as tolerated, as needed

PT

physical therapy

qh

every hour