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Advanced Medical Terminology
Lesson 3: Suffixes
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04/04/2008
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Term
ABDOMIN/O
 Definition
Abdomen
Term
ACR/O
 Definition
Extremities, top, extreme point
Term
ACU/O
 Definition
Sharp, severe, sudden
Term
ADEN/O
 Definition
Gland
Term
ADIP/O
 Definition
Fat
Term
AMNI/O
 Definition
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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ANGI/O
 Definition
Vessel
Term
ARTERI/O
 Definition
Artery
Term
ARTHR/O
 Definition
Joint
Term
AXILL/O
 Definition
Armpit
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BI/O
 Definition
Life
Term
BLEPHAR/O
 Definition
Eyelid
Term
BRONCH/O
 Definition
Bronchial tubes (the two tubes, one right, one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
Term
CARCIN/O
 Definition
Cancerous, cancer
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CARDI/O
 Definition
Heart
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CHEM/O
 Definition
Drug/chemical
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CHONDR/O
 Definition
Cartilage
Term
CHRON/O
 Definition
Time
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COL/O
 Definition
Colon (large intestine)
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CYST/O
 Definition
Urinary bladder
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ENCEPHAL/O
 Definition
Brain
Term
ERYTHR/O
 Definition
Red
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HEM/O

HEMAT/O 

 Definition
Blood
Term
HEPAT/O
 Definition
Liver
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HYDR/O
 Definition
Water, fluid
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INGUIN/O
 Definition
Groin
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ISCH/O
 Definition
To hold back
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LAPAR/O
 Definition
Abdomen, abdominal wall
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LARYNG/O
 Definition
Larynx (voicebox)
Term
LEUK/O
 Definition
White
Term
LYMPH/O
 Definition
Lymph (a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)
Term
MAMM/O
 Definition
Breast
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MAST/O
 Definition
Breast
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MORPH/O
 Definition
Shape, form
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MUC/O
 Definition
Mucus
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MY/O
 Definition
Muscle
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MYEL/O
 Definition
Spinal cord, bone marrow
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NECR/O
 Definition
Death (of cells or whole body)
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NEPHR/O
 Definition
Kidney
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NEUR/O
 Definition
Nerve
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NEUTR/O
 Definition
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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NUCLE/O
 Definition
Nucleus
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OPHTHALM/O
 Definition
Eye
Term
OSTE/O
 Definition
Bone
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OT/O
 Definition
Ear
Term
PATH/O
 Definition
Disease
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PERITONE/O
 Definition
Peritoneum
Term
PHAG/O
 Definition
To eat, swallow
Term
PHLEB/O
 Definition
Vein
Term
PLAS/O
 Definition
Formation, development
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PLEUR/O
 Definition
Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
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PNEUMON/O
 Definition
Lungs
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PULMON/O
 Definition
Lungs
Term
RADI/O
 Definition
X-Rays
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RECT/O
 Definition
Rectum
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REN/O
 Definition
Kidney
Term
RHIN/O
 Definition
Nose
Term
SARC/O
 Definition
Flesh
Term
SPLEN/O
 Definition
Spleen
Term
STAPHYL/O
 Definition
Clusters
Term
STREPT/O
 Definition
Twisted chains
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THORAC/O
 Definition
Chest
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THROMB/O
 Definition
Clot, clotting
Term
TONSILL/O
 Definition
Tonsils
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TRACHE/O
 Definition
Trachea (windpipe)
Term
VEN/O
 Definition
Vein
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OMPHAL/O
 Definition
Umbilicus, navel
Term
DIPL/O
 Definition
Two
Term
GON/O
 Definition
Seed
Term
-ALGIA
 Definition
Pain
Term
-CELE
 Definition
Hernia
Term
-CENTESIS
 Definition
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-COCCUS (-COCCI pl.)
 Definition
Berry-shaped bacterium (bacteria pl.)
Term
-CYTE
 Definition
Cell
Term
-DYNIA
 Definition
Pain
Term
-ECTOMY
 Definition
Excision, removal, resection
Term
-EMIA
 Definition
Blood condition
Term
-GENESIS
 Definition
Condition of producing, forming
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-GRAM
 Definition
Record
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-GRAPH
 Definition
Instrument for recording
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-GRAPHY
 Definition
Process of recording
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-ITIS
 Definition
Inflammation
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-LOGY
 Definition
Study of
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-LYSIS
 Definition
Breakdown, destruction, separation
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-MALACIA
 Definition
Softening
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-MEGALY
 Definition
Enlargement
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-OMA
 Definition
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-OPSY
 Definition
Process of viewing
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-OSIS
 Definition
Condition, usually abnormal
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-PATHY
 Definition
Disease condition
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-PENIA
 Definition
Deficiency
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-PHOBIA
 Definition
Fear
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-PLASIA
 Definition
Development, formation, growth
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-PLASTY
 Definition
Surgical repair
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-PTOSIS
 Definition
Drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-SCLEROSIS
 Definition
Hardening
Term
-STASIS
 Definition
Stopping, controlling
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-STOMY
 Definition
Opening to form a mouth
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-THERAPY
 Definition
Treatment
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-TROPHY
 Definition
Development, nourishment
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PARA-
 Definition
Beside, near
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ATHER/O
 Definition
Fatty material
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META-
 Definition
Beyond
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-ER
 Definition
One who
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-IA
 Definition
Condition
Term
-OLE
 Definition
Little, small
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-ULE
 Definition
Little, small
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-UM, -IUM
 Definition
Structure, tissue
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-US
 Definition
Structure, substance
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ESO-
 Definition
Within, inward
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-AC, -IAC
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-AL
 Definition
Pertaning to
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-AR, -ARY
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-EAL
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-GENIC
 Definition
Pertaining to producing, produced by, produed in
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-IC, ICAL
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-OID
 Definition
Resembling
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-OSE
 Definition
Pertaining to, full of
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-OUS
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-TIC
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
HERNIA
 Definition
Protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
Term
HIATAL HERNIA
 Definition
Occurs when the stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm
Term
INGUINAL HERNIA
 Definition
Occurs when part of the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region and commonly into the scrotal sac (in male)
Term
RECTOCELE
 Definition
Protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina through a weak part of the vaginal wall muscles
Term
OMPHALOCELE
 Definition
Protrusion of the intestines through the navel (occurs in infants at birth)
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CYSTOCELE
 Definition
Protrusion of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles
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ABSCESS
 Definition
Collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein that is present at the site of infection
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EOSIN/O
 Definition
Rosy
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BAS/O
 Definition
Basic
Term
PHAG/O
 Definition
Eating, swallowing
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MON/O
 Definition
One
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