Transcript Chapter Three

CHAPTER THREE
Suffixes
IT IS DIVIDED INTO 2 CATEGORIES
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Diagnostic Suffixes
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Describe disease conditions or their symptoms
Procedural Suffixes
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Describes procedures used in patient care
ALGIA
Arthralgia = pain of the joints
 Otalgia
= pain of the ears
 Myalgia
= pain of the muscles.
 Neuralgia = pain of the nerves.
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EMIA
BLOOD CONDITION
Leukemia
increase in numbers of
leukocytes.
 Septicemia= blood infection.
 Ischemia = blockage of the cornary.

ia
condition
 Pneumonia – abnormal condition of the lungs. inflammation of the lungs
 Pneumonia
normal chest

ITIS
MEANS INFLAMATION
- Bronchitis: inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
- Esophagitis: inflammation of esophagus.
Phlebitis= inflammation of the veins

bursitis

appendicitis
Meninges
_meningitis_____: inflammation of the meninges
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epiglottitis
OMA ---TUMOR OR MASS
Adenocarcinoma
Cancerous tumor derived
From glandular cells.
Myoma – tumour of the muscle
 Myosarcoma – cancerous tumour of the muscle
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Benign (non cancerous)
 Malignant (cancerous)
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Myeloma: malignant tumour of the bone marrow
Rhabdomy/o – skeletal muscle
 Sarcoma – cancer
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
-rrhage
 Hemorrhage- bursting forth of blood
 Menorrhagia: excessive bleeding during
menstruation
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Necrosis – death of cells
PROCEDURAL SUFFIXES
PROCEDURAL SUFFIXES
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-centesis:
 Surgical
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Thoracentesis:
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
puncture to remove fluid
Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid.
Amniocentesis:
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion
(sac surrounding the development fetus)
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Arthrocentesis:
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint
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-ectomy
 Removal,
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resection, excision
Tonsillectomy
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Removal (excision) of a tonsil or TONSILS
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Hysterectomy
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Excision of the uterus, either through the abdominal
wall (abdominal hysterectomy) or through the vagina
(vaginal hysterectomy)
Abdominal
Hysterectomy
Vaginal
Hysterectomy
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Oophorectomy
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Removal of an ovary or ovaries
Salpingectomy
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Removal of a fallopian (uterine) tube
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Cholecystectomy
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Removal of the gallbladder
Mastectomy
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Removal (excision) of the breast
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- gram
 Record
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myelogram
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X-ray image of spinal cord after contrast is injected
within the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in
the lumbar area of the back.
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Mammogram:
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Xray record of the breast
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-graphy
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Process of recording
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Electroencephalography
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Record of the electricity of the brain
Mammography:
 Process of making an x-ray recording of the
breast
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Angiography:
 X-ray recording of blood vessels after contrasts is
injected
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-lysis
 Separation,

breakdown, destruction
Dialysis
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Complete separation (-LYSIS) of wastes (urea) from
the blood when the kidneys fail.
PROCEDURAL SUFFIXES
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- plasty
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Mammoplasty
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Surgical repair, or surgical correction
Surgical repair of the breast
Rhinoplasty
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Surgical repair of the nose
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Angioplasty
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Surgical repair of the blood vessels
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- scopy
 Process
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Bronchoscopy
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Visual examination of the bronchial tubes
Laparoscopy
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of visual examination
Visual examination of the abdomen
Laryngoscopy
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Visual examination of the larynx
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-stomy
Opening
 Colostomy
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Opening of the colon to the outside of the body
Tracheostomy
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Opening of the trachea to the outside of the body
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-therapy
 Treatment
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Chemotherapy
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Treatment with drugs
Cryotherapy
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Treatment using cold (CRY/O)
temperatures
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- tomy
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Craniotomy
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Incision of the skull
Laparotomy
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Incision, to cut into
Incision of the abdomen
Phlebotomy
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Incision of a vein