Transcript Medical Terminology

Suffixes: Adjective, Noun,
Diminutive, Singular, Plural
Medical Terminology
Chapter 3
Student Objectives
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Define diminutive suffixes.
Define adjective suffixes.
Define noun suffixes.
Define the rules for changing singular
words to plural words.
Adjective Suffixes
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-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
cardi/ac
neur/al
muscul/ar
saliv/ary
mening/eal
Noun Suffixes
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-ia
-ism
-y
-iatrics,
-iatry
 -ist
condition
pneumonia
alcoholism
urologist
treatment,
medicine
pediatrics
podiatry
specialist
urologist
Diminutive Suffixes
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-icle
-ole
-ula
-ule
particle
arteriole
macula
venule
Plural Suffixes
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pleura
thorax
lumen
diagnosis
appendix
pleurae
thoraces
lumina
diagnoses
appendices
Plural Suffixes
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ganglion
bacterium
bronchus
deformity
carcinoma
ganglia
bacteria
bronchi
deformities
carcinomata
End of Lesson Three