Transcript Suffixes

SUFFIXES
OUR GOAL…
 Our
goal in this discussion is to learn some of the
most commonly used suffixes
 Remember
the rules, if a suffix begins with a
vowel, don’t add a combining vowel
SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
Example
-emia
blood condition
leuk / emia
-lith
stone
nephr /o/ lithiasis
-megaly
enlargement
hepat /o/ megaly
-pathy
disease, emotion
neur / o /pathy
SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
Example
-lysis
breakdown or
destruction
hem / o / lysis
-phobia
fear
acr / o /phobia
-therapy
treatment
chem/o/therapy
-trophy
nourishment,
development
a / trophy
SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
Example
-gram
record
electr/o/cardi/o/gram
-graphy
process of
arteri /o/ graphy
recording
-oma
tumor, mass
oste/ oma
fluid collection
-centesis
surgical puncture
remove fluid
amni/o/centesis
SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
Example
-scopy
visual
examination
ot/ o / scopy
-er
one who
teach / er
-ia
condition
pneumon / ia
-ist
specialist
radi/o/ log / ist
-ule
little, small
ven / ule
SUFFIXES
Suffix
Meaning
Example
-y
condition
neur /o/ path/ y
or process
-tic
pertaining to
necro / tic
-plasia
formation or
a / plasia
development