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Common Suffixes (Medical & Health Care Terminology)
Suffixes of Condition, Diagnosis or SymptomSuffix Meaning Example Pronunciation* Brief Explanation
-ac pertaining to cardiac kar
c
d
T
-ak pertaining to the heart-al pertaining to nataln
Qc
t
^
lpertaining to birth-algia pain neuralgianoo-ral
c
j
T
-
^
pain of a nerve-ar pertaining to muscular m
\
s
c
kyu-l
^
r pertaining to muscles-ary pertaining to dietaryd
Uc_
-t
Q
r-
T
pertaining to diet-ate make, subject to impregnateim-preg
c
n
Q
tto make pregnant-cele protrusion (hernia) cystocele sis
c
t
b
-s
T
l bladder hernia-dynia pain myodyniam
Ucb
-din
cT
-
^
pain of the muscles-
ectopy
displacement splenectopyspl
T
-nek
c
t
b
-p
T
displacement of the spleen-emesis vomit hyperemesis h
U
-p
_
r-em
c_
-sis excessive vomiting-emia blood condition leukemialoo-k
Tc
m
T
-
^
abnormal increase of white cells in the blood-esis state or condition paresisp
^
-r
Tc
sisPartial paralysis-form resembling muciform myu
c
si-f
b
rm like or resembling mucus-genesis beginning, origin pathogenesis path-
b
-jen
c_
-sis origin of disease-genic causing, producing pathogenicpath-
b
-jen
c
ik causing disease-gram diagram, recording cardiogramkar
c
d
T
-
b
-gramgraphic tracing made by the cardiograph-graph instrument that records cardiograph kar
c
d
T
-
b
-graf instrument for recording graphically movements of the heart-graphy use of recordinginstrumentcardiographykar-d
T
-og
c
r
^
-f
T
the use of the cardiograph-iasis condition, state psoriasiss
b
-r
Uc^
-siskind of chronic, itchy skin disease-ic pertaining to hemorrhagic hem-
[
-raj
c
ik related to bleeding-ical pertaining to biological b
Ucb
-loj
c
i-k
^
l pertaining to biology-ile capable, able to contractilekon-trak
c
t
U
lable to contract
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Suffix Meaning Example Pronunciation* Brief Explanation
-ism process, state of being alcoholismal
c
k
b
-hol-izmpersistent alcohol abuse, dependence, or addiction-itis inflammation bronchitis brong-k
Uc
tis inflammation of the bronchial tubes.-ity state, condition acidity a-sid
c
i-t
T
state of being acid-lepsy seizure narcolepsynar
c
k
b
-lep-s
T
abnormal tendency to fall asleep-logy study of physiology fiz-
T
-ol
cb
-j
T
study of the function of a living organism-malacia softening osteomalacia os
c
t
T
-
b
-m
^
-l
Qc
sh
T
-
^
a disease characterized by the softening of bones-oid resembling toxoidtok
c
soydresembling toxin (poison)-oma growth, tumor hepatomahep-
^
-t
bc
m
^
kind of malignant growth in the liver-ory pertaining to respiratory res
c
pi-r
^
-t
b
r-
T
pertaining to respiration-osis state or condition narcosisnar-k
bc
sisdrug-induced state of reduced consciousness-ous pertaining to deliriousd
T
-lir
cT
-
\
spertaining to mental disturbances-parous bearing, giving birth multiparous m
\
l-tip
c^
-r
\
s of woman who has given birth at least two times-partum birth, delivery postpartump
b
st-par
c
t
\
mafter childbirth-pathy disease, suffering neuropathynoo-rop
c^
-th
T
disorder affecting the nerve system-penia deficiency, lack of leukopenia loo-k
b
-p
Tc
n
T
-
^
less than normal white blood cells-phagia, -phagyswallow, eat aerophagia
Q
r-
b
-f
Qc
j
T
-
^
abnormal swallowing of air-phasia of speech aphasia
^
-f
Qc
z
T
-
^
disorder of impaired speech abilities, etc.-phobia abnormal fear or dread photophobia f
b
-t
b
-f
bc
b
T
-
^
fear of light-phoresis carry through, transmit diaphoresis
Uc^
-f
b
-r
Tc
sisexcretion of fluid through the skin, perspiration-phyll leaf chlorophyllkl
b
r
cb
-filany of a group of light-absorbing green pigments-pnea breath, breathing apnea ap
c
n
T
-
^
absence of breathing-ptosis downwarddisplacementnephroptosisnef-rop-t
bc
sisdownward displacement of the kidney-ptysis act of spitting hemoptysish
T
-mop
c
ti-sisspitting of blood from lungs or bronchial tubes-rrhage bursting forth hemorrhage hem
c[
-rij excessive bleeding-rrhea flow or discharge rhinorrhea r
U
-n
b
-r
Tc^
nasal discharge-rrhexis rupture cardiorrhexiskar-d
T
-
b
-rek
c
sisrupture, or bursting apart, of the heart wall
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Suffix Meaning Example Pronunciation* Brief Explanation
-scope instrument forexaminingmicroscopem
Uc
kr
b
-sk
b
pinstrument for examining minute objects-scopy act of examining endoscopyen-dos
c
k
[
-p
T
examination of the interior of a canal, etc.-sis condition, process acidosisas-i-d
bc
sisabnormally high acidity of body fluids-stasis pooling, stagnation hemostasis h
Tc
m
b
-st
Q
-sis arrest of bleeding-tic related to acoustic
^
-koos
c
tik related to sound-trophy food, nutrition atrophyat
c
r
b
-f
T
wasting of tissues, organs, or entire body due to under-nourishment, etc.-uria condition of urine hematuriah
T
-m
^
t-yur
cT
-
^
condition in which the urine contains blood
Suffixes of SizeSuffix Meaning Example Pronunciation* Brief Explanation
-cle small folliclefol
c
i-klmass of cells usually containing a cavity-cule small moleculemol
c_
-kyulsmallest possible quantity of a substance that retains itschemical properties-megaly exceptionalenlargementcardiomegalykar-d
T
-
b
-meg
c^
-l
T
enlargement of the heart-ola small arteriolaar-t
T
r-
T
-
bc
l
^
small artery-ole small arteriolear-t
T
r
cT
-
b
lsmall artery-ule small nodule nod
c
yul small node (swelling)-ulum small ovulumov
c
yu-l
\
msmall egg-like structure-ulus small homunculush
b
-m
\
ngk
c
yu-l
\
ssmall man figure
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Wk 3 Common Suffixes
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