Medical Terminology: A Programmed Approach Paula Bostwick and Heidi Weber

1. Medical Terminology:A Programmed Approach Paula Bostwick and Heidi Weber Chapter 4: Suffixes

2. Learning Outcomes • Describe how suffixes are put together • Recognize/use suffixes related to sensation and feelings • Recognize/use suffixes related to conditions or symptoms • Recognize/use suffixes related to body processes

3. Learning Outcomes (Cont.) • Recognize/use suffixes related to body parts or chemical elements • Recognize/use suffixes related to surgical or procedural processes • Recognize/use suffixes related to pathology or diagnosis • Interpret and use common miscellaneous suffixes

4. Suffixes • Prefixes = beginning of root word • Suffixes = end of the root word or combining form • Suffixes = action

5. Suffixes • Acts like an adjective indicating: • Sensation and Feelings • Conditions • Symptoms • Body processes • Surgical/Procedural processes • Pathology • Diagnosis

6. Suffixes • Prefixes and suffixes are going to be used over and over to match different roots to create a different meaning! • Cardiologist and Neurologists • Suffix –ist, one who studies

7. Dermatitis • Dermatitis • dermat(o)- [skin] root word • -itis [inflammation] suffix • Meaning: inflammation of the skin

8. Gastralgia • Gastralgia • gastr(o)- [stomach] root word • -algia [discomfort, pain] suffix • Meaning: stomach-ache/pain

9. Hepatomegaly • Hepatomegaly • hepat(o)- [liver] root word • -megaly [enlargement] suffix • Meaning: enlarged liver 

10. Putting it Together • The KEY to mastering medical terminology is learning word roots for each body system

11. Suffixes (Sensation/Feeling) • -algia pain • -asthenia weakness • -desis binding • -dynia pain • -esthesia sensation

12. Suffixes (Sensation/Feeling) • -kinesia movement • -kinesis movement • -phobia fear • -phonia sound • -phoria feeling, carrying

13. Suffixes (Conditions/Symptoms) • -cele hernia • -cytosis condition of cells • -ectasia expansion; dilation • -ectasis expanding; dilating • -edema swelling

14. Suffixes (Conditions/Symptoms) • -ema condition • -emesis vomiting • -iasis pathological condition or state; presence of • -ism condition, disease • -itis (-itides) inflammation

15. Suffixes (Conditions/Symptoms) • -lepsy seizures • -leptic pertaining to seizures • -lithiasis presence of stones • -mania obsession; madness • -megaly enlargement

16. Suffixes (Conditions/Symptoms) • -oma (pl. -omata) tumor, neoplasm • -opia vision • -opsia vision • -osis (pl. -oses) condition, state, process • -paresis slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling

17. Suffixes (Conditions/Symptoms) • -pathy disease • -penia deficiency, small, fewer • -philia attraction; affinity for • -phrenia of the mind • -phthisis wasting away

18. Suffixes (Conditions/Symptoms) • -physis growing • -plegia paralysis • -plegic pertaining to paralysis • -ptosis falling down; drooping • -rrhea to flow or discharge

19. Suffixes (conditions/symptoms) • -rrhagia excessive bleeding • -rrhexis rupture • -trophic pertaining to nutrition • -trophy nutrition

20. Suffixes (Body Processes) • -blast immature, forming • -cidal destroying, killing • -cide destroying, killing • -crine secreting • -malacia softening

21. Suffixes (Body Processes) • -para bearing • -parous producing, bearing • -pepsia digestion • -phage, -phaga eating, devouring • -phagy swallowing

22. Suffixes (Body Processes) • -phasia speaking • -phoresis carrying • -plasia formation, development, growth • -plastic forming • -pnea breath

23. Suffixes (Body Processes) • -poiesis production, formation • -poietic pertaining to production • -poietin substance that produces • -para bearing • -porosis lessening in density

24. Suffixes (Body Processes) • -rrhage discharging heavily • -rrhea a flowing, a flux • -schisis splitting • -somnia sleep • -spasm contraction

25. Suffixes (Body Processes) • -stalsis contraction • -stasis stopping, constant • -stenosis narrowing

26. Suffixes(Body part/Chemical element) • -cyte cell • -derma skin • -emia blood • -emic relating to blood • -globin protein

27. Suffixes(Body part/Chemical element) • -globulin protein • -oxia oxygen • -plakia plaque • -plasm thing formed • -uria urine

28. Suffixes (Surgical/Procedures Processes) • -ectomy removal of part or all of an organ or body part • -lysis destruction of • -lytic pertaining to destruction • -ostomy opening to the outside • of the body

29. Suffixes (Surgical/Procedures Processes) • -pexy fixation, usually done surgically • -plasty surgical repair • -rrhaphy surgical suturing • -static, -stasis maintaining a state

30. Suffixes (Surgical/Procedures Processes) • -stomy opening • -tome cutting instrument, segment • -tomy cutting operation

31. Suffixes (Pathology/Diagnosis) • -crit separate • -gen producer • -genesis origin • -genic produced by • -gram a recording

32. Suffixes (Pathology/Diagnosis) • -graph recording instrument • -graphy process of recording • -meter measuring device • -metry measurement • -opsy view of

33. Suffixes (Pathology/Diagnosis) • -pheresis removal • -phil attraction, affinity for • -scope instrument • -scopy use of an instrument for observing

34. Additional Suffixes • -ad toward • -clasis breaking • -clast breaking instrument • -form in the shape of • -ic pertaining to

35. Additional Suffixes • -ics treatment, practice, body of knowledge • -logist one who studies • -logy study, practice • -oid like, resembling • -phylaxis protection, prevention

36. Additional Suffixes • -plegic one who is paralyzed • -stat agent to maintain a state of equilibrium • -tropia turning • -tropic turning toward • -tropy attracted to target structures • -version turning

37. Chapter Review • Describe how suffixes are put together • Recognize/use suffixes related to sensation and feelings • Recognize/use suffixes related to conditions or symptoms • Recognize/use suffixes related to body processes

38. Chapter Review (Cont.) • Recognize/use suffixes related to body parts or chemical elements • Recognize/use suffixes related to surgical or procedural processes • Recognize/use suffixes related to pathology or diagnosis • Interpret and use common miscellaneous suffixes