Chapter 2 suffix prefix abbreviations and symbols

-iatrics, -iatry

Field of medicine

-iatrist, -ician, -ist

Specialist

-logist, -ologist

specialist in the study of

-logy, -ology

Study Of

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cidal, -cide

destorying, killing

-desis

surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together

-dilation

widening, stretching, expanding

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-graphy

process of recording

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture, suturing

-scopy

visual examination

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

cutting into, incision

-tripsy

crushing

-acusia, -acusis, -cusis

hearing

-algesia, -algesic, -algia, -dynia

pain

-dipsia

thirst

-esthesia

sensation

-opia, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy

vision, view of

-osmia

smell, odor

-phobia

fear

-phoria

feeling

-clasis, -clast

to break

-ectasis

dialation, expansion

-emesis

vomiting

-gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous

creating, producing

-kinsea, -kinesis

movement

-lysis

destruction

-pause, -stasis

cessation, stopping

-phage, -phagia

eating, swallowing

-phasia

speech

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting forth

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrehexis

rupture

-spasm

sudden, involuntary contraction

-uresis

urination

-cele

hernia

-constriction

narrowing

-cytosis

condition of cells

-derma

skin

-edema

swelling

-emia

a condition of the blood

-gravida

pregnant woman

-ia,-ism

condition

-iasis

pathological condition or state

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy, -leptic

seizure

-lith

stone

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

tissue death

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-oxia

Oxygen

-paresis

slight or partial paralysis

-partum, -tocia

childbirth, labor

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pepsia

digestion

-phonia

voice

-plasia, -plasm

formation, growth

-plastic

pertaining to formation or growth

-pelgia

paralysis

-pelgic

pertaining to paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-pneic

pertaining to breathing

-ptosis

drooping, prolapse

-salpinx

uterine (fallopian) tube

-sclerosis

hardening

-static

not in motion, at rest

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-thorax

chest

-trophy

nourishment, growth

-uria

urine

-graph

recording instrument

-meter

measuring instrument

-scope

viewing instrument

-tome

cutting instrument

-ac,-al,-ar,-ary,-eal,-ial,-ic,-ical,-ory,-ous,-tic,-tous

pertaining to

-cyte,-cytic

cell

-gram

record

-ole,-ule

small

-prandial

meal

-stomy

mouthlike opening

a-,an-,in-

without, not, absence of

ambi-

both, both sides, around, about

bi-

two

di-

twice, two, double

hemi-, semi-

half

iso-

same, equal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one, single

multi-

many

poly-

much