MedTerms LESSON #7
LESSON #7
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Maine Medical Center School of Surgical Technology
SuffixMeaningExample | ||
-malacia | Softening | Osteomalacia (os-te-mal-A-she-a): Softening of the bone |
-megaly | Enlargement | Splenomegaly (SPLE-no-me-ga-le): Enlargement of the spleen |
-oid | Resemblance to | Sarcoid (SAR-koyd): Resemblance to flesh |
-oma | Tumor | Fibroma (fi-BRŌ-ma): Tumor composed of mostly fibrous tissue |
-orrhaphy | Suture; surgical repair of | Herniorrhaphy (her-nē-OR-a-fē): Surgical repair of a hernia |
-oscopy | Examination of an organ or cavity by viewing | Cystoscopy (sis-TOS-kō-pē): Examination of the bladder with a cystoscope |
-ostomy | Creation of an artificial opening | Colostomy (kō-LOS-to-mē): The opening of a portion of the colon onto the abdominal surface |
-otomy | Incision into an organ or cavity | Thoracotomy (thō-rak-OT-me): Surgical incision into the chest |
-pathy | Disease | Neuropathy (nu-ROP-a-thē): Disease of the peripheral nervous system |