Medical terminology

By Dr. Youssef BABA KHOUYA

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 Common medical prefixes and suffixes

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Disease
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surgical disorder;
abnormal
creation treatment
condition,
excessive
of andisease of
artificial
fluid Example:
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Excessive,
Bad, or discharge
increased,
difficult,
Surgical
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painful
suturing
repair normal Examples:
Example:
Dyslexia:
Pain,
Surgical Rupture
The
painfulfetus
condition Example:
opening removal,
todisease.
discharge cutting
the body out
surface Rhinoplasty: plastic
Example:
Pharyngostomy:
Dermatosis:
surgery performed on the nose.
A skin disease
Creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.
Diarrhea (Greek dia,
Feticide is destruction
Hypertension is
Arthropathy:
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abnormally
disease
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of a fetus.
other in which faeces are
pressure.
symbols.
Herniorrhaphy:
Cardiorrhexis:
Appendicitis:
Hemorrhage: suturing
rupture
inflammation
Athehemorrhage of of
thea hernia.
heart
ofisthe wall.
appendix
a heavy release of blood within or
discharged from
Example:
Otoplasty: a bowels frequently and in a liquid form.
Appendectomy: removing the appendix or enhance the
surgical operation to restore
Antrostomy:
Cirrhosis:
Fetology is a the
serious
Hyperthermia is Incision
thedisease
branch
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of the
of medicine
tocondition
something liver
ofnot of the
which
concerned
having aantrum.
operating usually
bodywith thecauses
study
temperature
normally death.
and
or properly,
from a body.
Cardiopathy:
Angiorrhexis: a disease
rupture ofor a disorder
blood of
vessel.the heart
Venorrhaphy:
Amenorrhea is
treatment
Hepatitis:
greatly of
Tracheostomy,
appearance the suture
an
fetus.
inflammation
above
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ofpain
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abnormal ofa ears.
thoracostomy,
ear vein.
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histoplasmosis,
orjoint.
the of menstruation.
liverureterostomy,
hyperkeratosis,
Arthralgia:
Mastectomy: in
removing a aadequately
breast with normal
Neuropathy,
or someone unable
Microhemorrhage:
Fasciorrhaphy,
bronchostomy,
diverticulosis,
Osteoarthritis,
Plasmorrhexis,
Angioplasty,
homeopathy,
to deal
A microhemorrhage
herniorrhaphy,
metempsychosis,
duodenostomy,
conjunctivitis,
phleborrhexis,
rhinoplasty,
osteopathy,
enterorrhaphy,
cavernostomy,
social relations.
is a microscopic
echinococcosis,
pyelonephritis,
cleidorrhexis,
osteoplasty, mammoplasty,
Amenorrhea,
Fetoscope,
Hypersensitive,
Lumpectomy, leukorrhea,
fetoscopy,
hyperlipidemia,
vitrectomy, sialorrhea.
fetotoxic,
thymectomy, fetometry,
hyperinflation,
discectomy,fetopathy,
neurectomy,
myelopathy,
glossorrhaphy,
laryngostomy,
thyrotoxicosis,
diverticulitis,
hemorrhage.
tubulorrhexis,
mammaplasty,
Gastralgia: hydropathy,
gastrorrhaphy,
urethrostomy.
cryptococcosis.
vulvovaginitis,
ovariorrhexis,
helcoplasty, naprapathy,
palatorrhaphy,
sensitisations,
nucleorrhexis,
labioplasty, genioplasty.
fetotoxin. pain
agalorrhea,
cystectomy,
hyperextension,
hepatorrhaphy,
in
iridectomy.the stomach.
leucorrhea,
hyperventilate,
proctorrhaphy. chylorrhea. hyperkeratosis,
endocarditises,
angiopathy,
Dysplasia, epididymitises.
orthopathy.
dysphagia,
onychorrhexis. dysentery, dyspepsia, dystopian,
rhinorrhea, amylorrhea.
hyperconscious, hyperaesthesia.
dyspeptic, dysphonia.