Name:____________________________________Date:_______________Med/Term Ch. 3
SUFFIXES
{ -~ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
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atch the procedure in Colu mn I with a n abnormal condition (diagnos·st iit is
associated w ith m Column II.
COLUMN I
COLUMN I
ABNORMAL CO N DITmDN (Di gnosis),
PIROC DURE
1. angiop la. ty
2. ma:m.moplas y
3. cho ecys ,ec:oom
H
F
I
A. uterine adenocarcinoma
B. ligament tear of the patella (kneecap)
C. ovarian cy ·t
4. ton. illec om
J
5. dial is
E
K renal failure
6. bysterect.omy
F. absent.-e of a breast (po dmastectomy)
7. h oracente. is
C
G
G. pleural effusion coUection of fluid
. oophor<..,ctomy
A
H . coromuy atherosclerosis
9. trach o ·tom
10. arthmscop
e
D. bloc age o
he windpipe
D
I . "allbladder calculi (stone )
B
.J. pharyngeal lymph node enlargement
atch th e, isign/ symptom tab nor1mal conditiont in Co lum n I w ith an org,an or
tissu - in Column II.
COLUMN I
COLUMN II
SIG /SYMPTOM (Abnormal Condition)
0 RGAN OR TISSUE
1. colit-is
2. Mebiti ·
3.
enor hagi.a
4. Dlyocardlial i chemia
5. o lgia
6 . ur m·a
7. meningitis
k mia
E
G
A
D
B
H
F
C
A uterus
B. ear
C. hon marr,ow
D. coronary arle1ie
. larg,e bow
. m mbran
urroun ding pinaJ co d or brain
G. vei11
H.
'dn
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SUFFIXES
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REVIEW
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the Answers to Review sectimi on page 126.
SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
pertaining to
Meaning
Suffix
1. - a l - - - - - - - - - - - -
enlargement
15. -me1:aly _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. - l~a _
_____
_ _ _ __
condition
of_pain
tumor,
16. -oma _
_ _ _mass
_ _ _ _ _ _ __
pertaining
3. -ar _
_ _ _ _ _to
_ _ _ _ _ __
abnormal
1 . o .·i,s _
_ _ _ _ _condition
_ _ _ _ __
pertaining
4. --.ary _
_ _ _ _ _to
_ _ _ _ __
disease
condition
1 . -pathy _
____
_ _ _ _ __
,J.
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-een ~is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
surgical
19. -plai;ty _
_ _ _ _repair
_ _ _ _ __
pertaining
6. -eal _
_ _ _ _ _to
_ _ _ _ __
excessive
20. -rrhage _
_ _ _discharge
_ _ _ of
_blood
_ __
removal,
resection,
7. -ectomy _
___
_ _ _excision
_ _ __
excessive
21. -rrhagia _
_ _ _discharge
_ _ _ _of_blood
_ __
blood
condition
. -cmia _
___
_ _ _ _ _ _ __
record
9. ~gram _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
process
10. 1:,traphy _
_ _ _of
_recording
_ _ _ __
IL -i
condition
pertaining
12. -ic _
_ _ _ _ _to
_ _ _ _ _ __
inflammation
13. -1 i. - - - - - - - - - - - 14. -1
separation, breakdown, destruction
j
flow,
22. -rrh·a _
_ _discharge
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
23. -"'cl ro. i
hardening
visual
examination
24. • copy _
___
_ _ _ _ _ _ __
25. -
my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
treatment
26. -therapy _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
incision;
into
27. -tomy _
_ _ _ _cutting
____
_ __
2 . -uri.
urine condition
COMBINING FORMS
Co-mbin·ing 1Form
Combining Form
1. a e o ____________
4. arter· o ____________
2. amn o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3.
ngi/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Me.aning
. m •hr/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
·6. th r/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Combming1Form
Meaning
Combining IForm
Meanmg
7. axill/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
32. mening/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8. braonch/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
38.
9. carein/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
34. my,ell/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
10. cardi/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
35. necr/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
11. ch m/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
36. nephr/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
12. chol cy tlo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
37. neurlo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
13. chron/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
38. oophor/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
14. co l o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
39. oste/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
16. crani/o,
40. ot/o, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
16. cry/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
41. pol lo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
17. cyst.lo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
42. peritoneio _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
18. cnoophal/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
43. phleb/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
19 . erythrto _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4. pneumon/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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20.
msro ___________
e ophag/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
45. pulmon/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
21. hematlo, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
46. rad!i/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
22. hepat/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
47. ren/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
23. hy
48. rhinlo
0
1
24. ingui o - - - - - - - - -
49.
25. isch/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
50. sarc/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
26. lapar/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
51. eptkto _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
27. ]aryn o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
62. horaclo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
28. 1eu.k/o
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29. mammto _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
30. mast/o,
3 l . m P.n/n
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B
lping/0
1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
58. oonsill/o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
54. trache/o - - - - - - - - - -
55. urlo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
fifl .
VARel!lHn
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