Additional Suffixes
-ic, -al, -ac, ical
pertaining to
Cardiac
Cardi/ac
Pertaining to the heart
-y
the act of or result of an action; a
condition or quality
Cerebropath
Cerebr/o/path/y
Any disease of the brain
-ia
a disease; an unhealthy state or
condition
Phobia
Phob/ia
Abnormal fear
-um, -is
noun ending; used to form the
name of a thing from the root
word
Dermis
Derm/is
The skin
Adenectomy
0 Aden/ectomy
0 The surgical removal of all or part of a
gland
Adenoma
0 Aden/oma
0 A tumor with a glandlike structure
(glandular tumor)
Adenopathy
0 Aden/o/path/y
0 Any disease of a gland
Angimegaly
0 Angi/megal/y
0 Enlargement of the vessels
Angiopathy
0 Angi/o/path/y
0 Any disease of the vessels
Angiitis
0 Angi/itis
0 Inflammation of a vessel or vessels
0 (usually referring to blood vessels)
Arthritis
0 Arthr/it is
0 Inflammation of the joints
Arthropathy
0 Arthr/o/path/y
0 Any disease of the joint
Blepharoplasty
0 Blephar/o/plast/y
0 The surgical repair of the eyelid
Blepharadenoma
0 Blephar/aden/oma
0 A glandular tumor of the eyelid
Cardiac
0 Cardi/ac
0 Pertaining to the heart
Cardiology
0 Cardi/ology
0 The study of the heart
Cardiomegaly
0 Cardi/megal/y
0 The enlargement of the heart
Cerebrum
0 Cerebr/um
0 The main part of the brain
Cerebrospinal
0 Cerebr/o/spin/al
0 Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord
Cerebromalacia
0 Cerebr/o/malacia
0 softening of the brain
Dermatology
0 Derma/tology
0 The study of the skin
Dermatitis
0 Dermat/it is
0 Inflammation of the skin
Gastrectomy
0 Gastr/ectomy
0 The surgical removal of the stomach
Tonsillectomy
0 Tonsill/ectomy
0 The surgical removal of the tonsils
Enteritis
0 Enter/it is
0 Inflammation of the intestines
Gastroenteritis
0 Gastr/o/enter/it is
0 Inflammation of the stomach and
intestines
Gastric
0 Gastr/ic
0 Pertaining to the stomach
Gingivitis
0 Gingiv/it is
0 Inflammation of the gums
Gingivoplasty
0 Gingiv/o/plast/y
0 The surgical repair of the gums
Hepatitis
0 Hepat/it is
0 Inflammation of the liver
Hepatomegaly
0 Hepat/o/megal/y
0 enlargement of the liver
Nephromalacia
0 Nephr/o/malacia
0 softening of the kidneys
Nephrologist
0 Nephr/ologist
0 A kidney specialist
Nephradenoma
0 Nephr/aden/oma
0 Glandular tumor of the kidney
Acidosis
0 Acid/osis
0 Any condition or disease of acid in the
body
Dermatosis
0 Dermat/osis
0 Any condition of the skin
Nephrotomy
0 Nephr/otomy
0 A surgical incision of the kidney
Rhinopathy
0 Rhin/o/pathy
0 Any disease of the nose
Rhinoplasty
0 Rhin/o/plast/y
0 The surgical repair of the nose
Angiospasm
0 Angi/o/spasm
0 Involuntary contractions of a vessel or
passage
Blepharospasm
0 Blephar/o/spasm
0 Involuntary contraction of the eyelid
Cath patient in the am before
GB surgery
0 Cath= catheterize
0 Am= morning
0 GB= gallbladder
Patient complains of chest
pain. Order EKG, H & H, stat
0 EKG= electrocardiogram
0 H & H = Hemoglobin and hemocrit
0 Stat=immediately
Patient lost consciousness
due to FBAO
0 FBAO
0 Foreign body airway obstruction
(choking)
Patient complains of
constipation. Administer
MOM bid and a fiber
supplement PC
0 MOM= Milk of Magnesium (laxative)
0 Bid= twice a day
0 PC= after meals
Removed foreign object from
OD.
0 OD= Right Eye