Medical Terminology Cd (Set 2, Suffixes)

Front 1

-ium

Back 1

Meaning: structure or tissue
Example: epigastr”ium”, pericard”ium”

Front 2

-logy

Back 2

Meaning: study of
Example: histo”logy”

Front 3

-logist

Back 3

Meaning: one who specializes in the study or treatment of
Example: onco”logist”

Front 4

-ist

Back 4

Meaning: one who specializes in
Example: therap”ist”

Front 5

-lysis

Back 5

Meaning: breaking down or dissolution
Example: hemo”lysis”

Front 6

-malacia

Back 6

Meaning: softening
Example: osteo”malacia”

Front 7

-megaly

Back 7

Meaning: enlargement
Example: hepato”megaly”

Front 8

-meter

Back 8

Meaning: instrument for measuring
Example: spiro”meter”

Front 9

-metry

Back 9

Meaning: process of measuring
Example: spiro”metry”

Front 10

-oid

Back 10

Meaning: resembling
Example: lip”oid”

Front 11

-oma

Back 11

Meaning: tumor
Example: carcin”oma”

Front 12

-osis

Back 12

Meaning: condition or increase
Example: scler”osis”, leukocyt”osis”

Front 13

-penia

Back 13

Meaning: abnormal reduction
Example: pancyto”penia”

Front 14

-pexy

Back 14

Meaning: suspension or fixation
Example: nephro”pexy”

Front 15

-phil

Back 15

Meaning: attraction for
Example: baso”phil”

Front 16

-philia

Back 16

Meaning: attraction for
Example: pedo”philia”

Front 17

-plasty

Back 17

Meaning: surgical repair or reconstruction
Example: rhino”plasty”

Front 18

-poiesis

Back 18

Meaning: formation
Example: hemo”poiesis”

Front 19

-ptosis

Back 19

Meaning: falling or downward displacement
Example: nephro”ptosis”

Front 20

-rrhage

Back 20

Meaning: to burst forth
Example: hemo”rrhage”

Front 21

-rrhagia

Back 21

Meaning: to burst forth
Example: meno”rrhagia”

Front 22

-rrhaphy

Back 22

Meaning: suture
Example: osteo”rrhaphy”

Front 23

-rrhea

Back 23

Meaning: discharge
Example: ameno”rrhea”, rhino”rrhea”

Front 24

-rrhexis

Back 24

Meaning: rupture
Example: cardio”rrhexis”

Front 25

-scope

Back 25

Meaning: instrument for examination
Example: endo”scope”

Front 26

-scopy

Back 26

Meaning: process of examination
Example: endo”scopy”

Front 27

-spasm

Back 27

Meaning: involuntary contraction
Example: vaso”spasm”

Front 28

-stasis

Back 28

Meaning: stop or stand
Example: hemo”stasis”

Front 29

-stomy

Back 29

Meaning: creation of an opening
Example: colo”stomy”

Front 30

-tomy

Back 30

Meaning: incision
Example: laparo”tomy”

Front 31

-y

Back 31

Meaning: condition or process of
Example: adenopath”y”