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2. Lecture Notes. SUFFIXES. Classroom Activity to Accompany Medical Terminology Systems, Sixth Edition Barbara A. Gylys ∙ Mary Ellen Wedding. 2. Suffixes. Suffix. Word element placed at the end of a word Changes the meaning of a medical word

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  1. 2 Lecture Notes SUFFIXES Classroom Activity to Accompany Medical Terminology Systems, Sixth Edition Barbara A. Gylys ∙Mary Ellen Wedding

  2. 2 Suffixes Suffix • Word element placed at the end of a word • Changes the meaning of a medical word • Used to denote singular and plural forms of a word • Used to denote a part of speech

  3. 2 Suffixes Linking a Suffix • Word root (WR) links a suffix that begins with a vowel. • Example: gastr/itis • Combining form (CF) links a suffix that begins with a consonant. • Example: gastr/o/scopy

  4. 2 Suffixes Major Types of Suffixes • Surgical • Diagnostic, pathological, and related • Grammatical and diminutive • Singular and plural

  5. 2 Suffixes Surgical Suffixes • Describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part • append/ectomy • arthr/o/centesis • lith/o/tripsy

  6. 2 Suffixes Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise • excision, removal: • surgical puncture: • crushing: • separation; destruction; loosening:

  7. Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise • excision, removal: -ectomy • surgical puncture: -centesis • crushing: -tripsy • separation; destruction; loosening: -lysis

  8. Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise • to break; surgical fracture: • fixation (of an organ): • suture: • surgical repair:

  9. Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise • to break; surgical fracture: -clasis • fixation (of an organ): -pexy • suture: -rrhaphy • surgical repair: -plasty

  10. Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise • 9. forming an opening (mouth): • 10. binding, fixation (of a bone or joint): • 11. instrument to cut: • 12. incision:

  11. Identify the Surgical Suffix Exercise • 9. forming an opening (mouth): -stomy 10. binding, fixation (of a bone or joint): -desis • 11. instrument to cut: -tome • 12. incision: -tomy

  12. Diagnostic and Pathological Suffixes • Diagnostic suffixes • Denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness • electr/o/cardio/gram (ECG) • gastr/o/scopy

  13. Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise • instrument for examining: • visual examination: • instrument for recording: • process of recording:

  14. Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise • instrument for examining: -scope • visual examination: -scopy • instrument for recording: -graph • process of recording: -graphy

  15. Identify the Diagnostic Suffix Exercise • instrument for measuring: • act of measuring: • record, writing:

  16. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • instrument for measuring: -meter • act of measuring: -metry • record, writing: -gram

  17. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • Pathologicalsuffixes • Describe an abnormal condition or a disease • neur/algia • gastr/itis • hem/o/rrhage

  18. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • pain: • formation, growth: • forming, producing, origin: • bursting forth (of):

  19. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • pain: -algia, -dynia • formation, growth: -plasia, -plasm • forming, producing, origin: -gen, -genesis • bursting forth (of): -rrhage, -rrhagia

  20. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • swelling: • hernia, swelling: • stone, calculus: • abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells):

  21. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • swelling: -edema • hernia, swelling: -cele • stone, calculus: -lith • abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells): -osis

  22. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • 9. involuntary contraction, twitching: • 10. narrowing, stricture: • 11. discharge, flow: • 12. disease:

  23. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • 9. involuntary contraction, twitching: -spasm • 10. narrowing, stricture: -stenosis • 11. discharge, flow: -rrhea • 12. disease: -pathy

  24. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • inflammation: • tumor: • rupture: • paralysis:

  25. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • inflammation: -itis • tumor: -oma • rupture: -rrhexis • paralysis: -plegia

  26. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • dilation, expansion: • vomiting: • blood condition: • abnormal condition (produced by something specified):

  27. Identify the Pathological Suffix Exercise • dilation, expansion: -ectasis • vomiting: -emesis • blood condition: -emia • abnormal condition (produced by something specified): -iasis

  28. Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes • Grammatical suffixes • Attached to word roots to form parts of speech, such as adjectives and nouns • gastr/ic (adjective) • neur/al (adjective) • obstetr/ician (noun) • pneumon/ia (noun)

  29. Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes (continued) • Diminutive suffixes • Denote a smaller version of a word • tub/ule (small, minute) • arteri/ole (small, minute)

  30. Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise • 1. Adjective suffixes –ac, –al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, and –ous mean: • 2. Noun suffixes –esis, -ia, and –ism mean: • 3. Noun suffixes –ician and –ist mean:

  31. Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise • 1. Adjective suffixes –ac, –al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, and –ous mean: pertaining to • 2. Noun suffixes –esis, -ia, and –ism mean: condition • 3. Noun suffixes –ician and –ist mean: specialist

  32. Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise • 4. Noun suffix –iatry means: • 5. Diminutive suffixes –icle, -ole, and –ule mean:

  33. Define Grammatical and Diminutive Suffixes Exercise • 4. Noun suffix –iatry means: medicine; treatment • 5. Diminutive suffixes –icle, -ole, and –ule mean: small, minute

  34. Singular and Plural Suffixes • Changes when a word is modified from a singular to a plural form • diagno/sis to diagno/ses • bronch/us to bron/chi • deform/ity to deformi/ities

  35. Singular and Plural Terms Exercise Change the following terms to their plural form. • thrombus: • ovum: • fungus: • diagnosis:

  36. Singular and Plural Terms Exercise • thrombus: thrombi • ovum: ova • fungus: fungi • diagnosis: diagnoses

  37. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • crushing of a stone: lith/o/ • forming a new opening (mouth) in the colon:colon/o/ • excision, removal of the appendix: /

  38. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • crushing of a stone: lith/o/tripsy • forming a new opening (mouth) in the colon:colon/o/stomy • excision, removal of the appendix: append/ectomy

  39. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • disease of the joint(s): arthr// • instrument to examine a joint: /o/ • inflammation of the stomach: / • surgical puncture of a joint: /o/

  40. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • disease of the joint(s): arthr/o/pathy • instrument to examine a joint: arthr/o/scope • inflammation of the stomach: gastr/itis • surgical puncture of a joint: arthr/o/centesis

  41. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • 8. suture of muscle(s): my/o/ • 9. binding, fixation (of a joint): arthr/o/ • 10. forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea: /o/

  42. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • 8. suture of muscle(s): my/o/rrhaphy • 9. binding, fixation (of a joint): arthr/o/desis • 10. forming an opening (mouth) into thetrachea: trache/o/stomy

  43. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • instrument for recording the heart: cardi/o/ • record of electrical activity of the heart: electr/o/cardi// • pain of a nerve: /

  44. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • instrument for recording the heart:cardi/o/graph • record of electrical activity of the heart:electr/o/cardi/o/gram • pain of a nerve: neur/algia

  45. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • forming, producing, origin of cancer:carcin// • softening of bone: oste/o/ • abnormal condition of stones:/

  46. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • forming, producing, origin of cancer:carcin/o/genor carcin/o/genesis • softening of bone: oste/o/ malacia • abnormal condition of stones: lith/iasis

  47. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • hernia, swelling of the liver:hepat// • swelling of a lymph gland: lymph/ • tumor composed of lymph tissue:lymph/ • bursting forth (of) blood: hem/o/

  48. Complete the Medical Word Exercise • hernia, swelling of the liver:hepat/o/cele • swelling of a lymph gland: lymph/edema • tumor composed of lymph tissue:lymph/oma • bursting forth (of) blood: hem/o/rrhage

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