medical terminology: prefix & suffix pt. 2

arterio/angio-

arteries

veno/a-

venous, vein

vasculo-

vascular

myo/sarco/musculo

muscle

skelet-

skeleton

-cyte

cell/cellular (suffix)

cholecysto-

gallbladder

spleno-

spleen

pancreato-

pancreas

adreno-

adrenal gland

-ology

study of

-philia

love of

-phobia

fear of

-tension

pressure

-xia

oxygen

-capnea

carbon dioxide

-pnea

air/breathing

-ectomy

removal of

-itis

inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement (suffix)

-pathy

disease of (suffix)

-ac, -iac, -ic, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous

pertaining to

-ologist

specialist of

-genesis

origin/beginning/to generate

trich/o OR pil/o

hair

or/o OR stomat/o

mouth

-plasty

plastic surgery of

-rrhea

discharge from

-tomy

incision of

what is the plural form: is (diagnosis)

es (diagnoses)

what is the plural form: um (atrium)

a (atria)

what is the plural form: us (alveolus)

i (alveoli)

what is the plural form: a (vertebra)

ae (vertebrae)

what is the plural form: ix (appendix)

ices (appendices)

what is the plural form: ex (cortex)

ices (cortices)

what is the plural form: ax (thorax)

aces (thoraces)

what is the plural form: ma (carcinoma)

s or mata (carcinomas or carcinomata)

what is the plural form: on (protozoon)

a (protozoa)

what is the plural form: nx (phalanx)

nges (phalanges)

-er/-iatrician

one who

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

suture

-scopy

visual examination with a lighted instrument

-ostomy

artificial formation of an opening

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-mania

excessive preoccupation

-oma

tumor, lump, mass

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

abnormal fear

-ptosis

sagging

-rrhage/rrhagia

excessive bleeding

spasm

involuntary and sudden movement or convulsive muscular contraction

-asis

action/process/result of

-emesis

vomit

-ism

action or state of

-paresis

motor weakness

-phasia

speech

-plegia

paralysis

-thermia

heat

-trophy

nourishment

uria

in urine

vol

volume