Chapter 3
Suffixes
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Suffixes and
Terminology
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-algia
pain
-cele
hernia
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove
fluid
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
-cyte
cell
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
excision, removal
-emia
blood condition
-genesis
condition of producing,
forming
-gram
record
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown, destruction,
separation
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
-opsy
to view (under a microscope)
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-pathy
disease condition
-penia
deficiency
-phobia
fear
-plasia
development, formation,
growth
-plasty
surgical repair
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QUICK QUIZ:
1. Which term means fear of
heights?
A. acromegaly
B. hydrophobia
C. acrophobia
D. agoraphobia
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Suffixes and
Terminology
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument for visual
examination
-scopy
process of visual
examination
-stasis
stopping, controlling
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
incision, cutting into
-trophy
development, nourishment
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
SHORTER NOUN SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-er
one who
-ia
condition
-ist
-ole
-ule
-um, ium
-us
-y
specialist
little, small
little, small
structure, tissue
structure, substance
condition, process
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-ac, iac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar, ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced
by or in
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Suffixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
-ic, ical
pertaining to
-oid
resembling
-ose
pertaining to, full of
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
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Build Terms with Suffixes and
Combining Forms
Combining Forms + Suffix Meaning
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arthr/itis
blephar/o/ptosis
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
loss of normal blood flow
produced by bone tissue

berry-shaped bacteria that
grow in clusters
isch/emia
oste/o/genic
staphyl/o/cocci
inflammation of joint
drooping eyelid
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Blood Cell Types
Erythrocytes

Red Blood cells
Leukocytes

White Blood cells
Thrombocytes

Clotting cells
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QUICK QUIZ:
2. Which type of blood cells are
necessary for clotting?
A. erythrocytes
B. granulocytes
C. monocytes
D. thrombocytes
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Review: Hernia
Protrusion of an organ through the cavity that
normally contains it
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QUICK QUIZ:
3. A rectocele is…
A. a herniation of the intestines
B. protrusion of a portion of the
rectum toward the vaginal wall
C. a hiatal hernia
D. an omphalocele
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Review: Amniocentesis
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Withdrawal of the
fluid that surrounds
the embryo for
culture and
karyotyping
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Review
Streptococcus and Staphylococcus:
Bacteria that grow in chains or clusters
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Review (cont’d)
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Anemia: Reduction in the number of
erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the
circulating blood
Ischemia: Loss of normal blood flow to a part
of the body
Tonsillitis: Infected and inflamed tonsils
(lymphatic tissue in the back of the throat)
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QUICK QUIZ:
4. Which term means
inflammation of tonsils?
(watch spelling!)
A. tonsilitis
B. tonsillitis
C. tonsillectomy
D. tonsilectomy
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Review
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Acromegaly: An endocrine disorder marked
by excessive amount of growth hormone
after the completion of puberty
Splenomegaly: Enlargement of the spleen
Leukocytosis: An elevation in the numbers
of normal white blood cells in response to
an infection
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Review (cont’d)
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Achondroplasia: A type of dwarfism
characterized by short limbs, a normal-sized
head and body, and normal intelligence
Blepharoptosis: Drooping eyelids
Laparoscopy: Visual examination of the
abdomen using a laparoscope
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Review (cont’d)
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
Arteriole: Small arteries (arteries carry blood
rich in oxygen from the heart to the organs)
Adenoids: Lymphatic tissue in the pharynx
near the nose and nasal passages
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Chapter 4
Prefixes
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Prefixes and
Terminology
Prefix
Meaning
a-, an
no, not, without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
ana-
up, apart
ante-
before, forward
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
anti-
against
auto-
self, own
bi-
two
brady-
slow
cata-
down
con-
with, together
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
contra-
against, opposite
de-
down, lack of
dia-
through, complete
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
ec-, ecto
out, outside
en-, endo-
in, within
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
epi-
upon, on, above
eu-
good, normal
ex-
out, away from
hemi-
half
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
deficient, under
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
in-
not
in-
into, within
infra-
inter-
beneath
between
intramacro-
into, within
large
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
mal-
bad
meta-
beyond, change
micro-
small
neo-
new
pan-
all
para-
abnormal, beside, near
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
per-
through
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
before, forward
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
pseudo-
false
re-
back, again
retro-
behind, backwards
sub-
under
supra-
above, upper
syn-, sym-
together, with
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Prefixes and
Terminology (cont’d)
Prefix
Meaning
tachy-
fast
trans-
across, through
ultra-
uni-
beyond, excel
one
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