Comprehensive Medical Terminology: Suffixes, Roots, and Body Systems

-itis

inflammation

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

-osis

a condition, usually morbid

gastrosis

disease of the stomach

dermatosis

disease of the skin

-iasis

presence of stones

lithiasis

presence of stones

mydriasis

dilation of the pupil

-phobia

fear

cardiophobia

morbid fear of heart disease

photophobia

fear of light

-sthen

weakness

cardiasthenia

weakness of the heart

myasthenia

muscle weakness

-cele

swelling tumor

gastrocele

hernial swelling of the stomach

hydrocele

swelling filled with fluid

-malacia

softening

gastromalacia

softening of the stomach wall

cardiomalacia

softening of the heart

-pathy

disease

gastropathy

any disease of the stomach

-ptosis

downward displacement, falling

gastroptosis

downward displacement of the stomach

cardioptosis

downward displacement of the heart

-rrhexis

rupture

cardiorrhexis

rupture of the heart

-ectasis

stretching, dilation

cardiectasia

dilation of the heart

gastroectasis

dilation of the stomach

-mania

madness

megalomania

madness concerned with big things

-oma

tumor

dermatoma

abnormal growth on the skin

-algia

pain

cardialgia

heart pain

gastralgia

stomach pain

-dynia

pain

gastrodynia

pain in the stomach

cardiodynia

pain in the heart

-genic

origin

gastrogenic

formed or originating in the stomach

-rrhea

a flowing (of fluid)

gastrorrhea

excessive secretions in the stomach

-penia

decrease, poverty

alkalipenia

below normal alkali reserve in the body

leukocytosis

increased white cell count

-ectomy

excision

gastrectomy

the removal of whole or part of the stomach

cardiectomy

removal of the heart

-otomy

incision into

gastrotomy

incision of the stomach or abdomen

cardiotomy

incision of the heart

-ostomy

making a mouth into a more or less permanent opening

gastrostomy

the creation of an artificial stomach opening

colostomy

creation of an artificial opening into the colon

-oscopy

inspection, looking into

gastroscopy

the inspection of the interior of the stomach

dermatoscopy

inspection of the skin

-centesis

puncture

cardiocentesis

surgical puncture of the heart

paracentesis

surgical puncture of a cavity

-desis

binding

arthrodesis

binding or fixation of a joint

rhin-

nose

rhinoplasty

plastic surgery on the nose

rhinorrhagia

nosebleed

-osmia

smell

anosmia

lack of a sense of smell

hyperosmia

increased sensitivity to smell

pneumon-

lung

pneumonorrhaphy

suture of the lung

pneumonectasis

dilation of the lung

-pnea

breathing

dyspnea

difficult breathing

apnea

absence of breathing

cut-

skin

cutaneous

pertaining to the skin

subcutaneous

beneath the skin

derma-

skin

dermatoid

skin-like

mast-

breast

mastodynia

pain in the breast

mastosis

abnormal condition of the breast

-cardium

heart

pericardium

around or covering the heart

phleb-

vein

phlebitis

inflammation of a vein

phleborrhexis

rupture of a vein

angi-

vessel

angiorrhexis

rupture of a blood vessel

angiodermatitis

inflammation of blood vessels in the skin

hem-

blood

hematoma

a tumor containing effused blood

hemorrhagenic

causing bleeding

-emia

condition of the blood

hyperdemia

excess of blood in any part of the body

anemia

lack of blood

lymphaden-

lymph node