HLSC 2613 Medical Terminology

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HLSC 2613 Medical Terminology

• Chapter Two
• Suffixes Surgical, Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
  Related

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Suffixes Denoting Incisions

• -centesis puncture
  arthrocentesis
• -ectomy excision, removal
  appendectomy
• -stomy forming an opening (mouth)
  colostomy
• -tome instrument to cut osteotome
• -tomy incision, cut into
  phlebotomy

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Suffixes Denoting Reconstructive Surgeries

• -desis binding, fixation (of a bone,
  joint) arthrodesis
• -pexy suspension, fixation (of an
  organ)mastopexy
• -rrhaphy suturemyorrhaphy
• -plasty surgical repairrhinoplasty

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Suffixes Denoting Refractururing, Loosening, or
Crushing

• -clasis break, fractureosteoclasis
• -lysis separation, destruction,
  looseningenterolysis
• -tripsy crushinglithotripsy

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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Suffixes

• -algia paincephalalgia
• -dynia paingastrodynia
• -cele hernia,
  swellinghepatocele
• -ectasis dilation,
  expansionbronchiectasis

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• -emesis vomitinghyperemesis
• -emia blood conditionleukemia
• -gen or -genesis forming, producing,
  origincarcinogen or osteogenesis
• -gram record, a writingcardiogram
• -graph instrumentcardiograph
• -graphy process of
  recordingcardiography

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• -iasis abnormal conditioncholelithi
  asis
• -itis inflammationgastritis
• -lith stone, calculuscholelith
• -logist specialist in the study
  ofdermatologist
• -logy study ofpsychology
  

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• -malacia softeningosteomalacia
• -megaly enlargementhepatomegaly
• -meter instrument for
  recordingthermometer
• -metry act of measuringpelvimetry
  
• -oid resemblinglipoid

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• -oma tumoradenoma
• -osis abnormal condition,
  increasedermatosis
• -para to bear (also a
  prefix)multipara
• -paresis partial paralysishemaparesis
• -pathy diseaseneuropathy

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• -penia decrease, deficiencyleukopenia
• -phagia eating, swallowingdysphagia
• -phasia speechaphasia
• -philia attraction tohemophilia
• -phobia fearclaustrophobia

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• -plasia formation, growthhyperplasia
• -plegia paralysis, strokehemiplegia
• -poiesis formation, productionhemopoiesis
• -ptosis prolapsehysteroptosis
• -rrhage or -rrhagia bursting
  forthhemorrhage or menorrhagia

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• -rrhea discharge, flowdiarrhea
• -rrhexis ruptureangiorrhexis
• -scope instrument to viewgastroscope
• -scopy visual examinationgastroscopy
• -spasm involuntary contractionblepharospa
  sm

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• -stasis standing stillhemostasis
• -stenosis narrowing, stricturearteriosten
  osis
• -toxic poisonthyrotoxic
• -trophy development, nourishmentatrophy

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• End of Chapter two