This document provides definitions for various medical suffixes. It discusses 22 different suffixes including: -clast/clasis which mean breaking or destroying -crine which means secreting -crit which means separate -cyte which means cell -cytosis which means condition of cells -derma which refers to skin -desis which means binding It provides examples of medical terms that incorporate each suffix and defines their meaning in a medical context.

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AMIN KHALID MAKHDOOM
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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2. 1-Suffix(classis) which means breaking
 osteoclassis
It is the breaking of
bone as a step in the
correction of
deformity .

3. Cont.
leukocytoclasis
(LCV) also known as
hypersensitivity
vasculitis ,is a
histopathologic term
commonly used to
denote a small-vessel
vasculitis

4. Cont.
autoclasis
A breaking up or
rupturing from
intrinsic or internal
causes

5. 2- suffix (clast) which means something
that breaks or destroy
 osteoclast
 It is an instrument that
used in osteoclasis.
 it is intentionally fracture
bones in deformed limbs
in order for the bones to
be set and heal in proper
alignment.

6. cont.
 Otherwise it has another
meaning which is kind of
bone cells
osteocytes
osteoblastsosteoclasts

7. Cont.
 cementoclast
One of the
multinucleated giant
cells, similar to
osteoclasts, that
destroy cementum.

8. Cont.
 lithoclast
an instrument used
to break up bladder
stones and it is used
both ultrasonic and
pneumatic energy

9.  Endocrine system
It is a collection of
glans of an organism
that secret
hormones directly to
circulatory system
3- suffix (crine) which means secreting

10. cont.Eccrine glands
 Or merocrine glands Are
the major sweat glands of
the human body, found
virtually all skins.
apocrine
 Is type of merocrine which
found only in certain locations
of the body:
the axillae (armpits), areola and
nipples of the breast, ear canal,
eyelids, wings of the nostril and
some parts of the external
genitalia

11. 4-Suffix (crit) which means separate
 hematocrit
 is the volume percentage of
red blood cells of blood
 It is considered an integral part
of a person's complete blood
count results, along
with hemoglobin concentration
, white blood cell count,
and platelet count
 It may expose possible diseases
in the subject. Anemia refers to
an abnormally low hematocrit,
as opposed to polycythemia

12. cont.
 lactocrit
Is An instrument used
to estimate the amount
of butterfat in milk.

13. Cont.
 Retacrit
 is a solution for
injection. It is available
in prefilled syringes
containing between
1,000 and 40,000
international units (IU)
of the active substance

14. 5-Suffix (cyte) which means cell
 “Thrombocytes”+”leukocytes”+”erythrocytes”
Or called platelet are
a component
of blood whose
function is to stop
bleeding by
clumping and
clotting blood vessel
injuries

15. 6-Suffix( cytosis ) which means condition of cells
 erythrocytosis
 Also known as a
polycythemia which is the
increasing in volume
percent of erythrocytes of
blood

16. cont.
 leukocytosis
 Are WBCs above the normal
range in the blood, it is
frequently a sign of
inflammatory response
 It has 5 types :
leukocytosis
lymphocytosis
monocytosiseosinophilia
basophilia

17. cont.
 thrombocytosis
Also know as
thrombocythemia is a
presence of high
platelet count in the
blood
It can be either primary
or reactive

18. 7- suffix (derma) which refer to skin
 scleroderma
 Is an autoimmune disorder,
which means that the
body’s immune system turn
against itself .
 There is an overproduction of
abnormal collagen which
make the skin more
hardening .

19. Cont.
 bromoderma
is a dermatological
condition characterized
by an eruption of
papules and pustules
on the skin
It is caused by
hypersensitivity to
bromides

20.  mycoderma
Is a genus of
microorganisms
recovered from
mothers originally
including a varied
assortment of yeasts
and acetobacters
Cont.

21. 8-Suffix( desis) which means binding
arthrodesis
Is a surgical fusion
between tow joint
It relieve the pain in a
joint which can not be
managed by pain
medication, splint or
other normally
indicated treatments.

22. Cont.
 Iridesis
Ligature of a portion of
the iris brought out
through an incision in
the cornea. Also
called iridodesis.

23. Cont.
 Pleurodesis
 is a medical procedure
in which the pleural
space is artificially
obliterated.
It involves the adhesion
of the two pleurae.

24. 9- suffix (dynia) which means pain
 Neurodynia
Or neuralgia Is a pain
in the nerve

25. Cont.
Allodynia
pain produced by a n
on-noxious stimulus
 Acrodynia
 A disease of infancy
and early childhood
marked by pain
,swelling in and
pink coloration of
the fingers and toes
.

26. 10- suffix (ectasia) which means
dilation
 Neurectasia
Is a surgical stretching
of nerve or nerves .

27. Cont.
 Telangiectasia
 Also known as spider veins
are small dilated blood
vessels near the surface of
the skin or mucous
membranes
 Telangiectasia perstans
 A form of mastocytosis that
usually affects adults,
characterized by the presence of
multiple
hyperpigmented macules with
telangiectases , located primarily
on the trunk, but also on the
extremities.

28. 11- suffix ( ectasis) which means
expanding
 bronchiectasis
Is a condition in which
an area of the bronchi
tubes dilated with
accompanying infection
The symptoms typically
include a chronic cough
productive of mucus
and shortness breathe .

29. Cont.
Gastrectasis
 Dilation of the stomach.
atelectasis
 a collapse of lung tissue
affecting part or all of on
e lung. This condition pre
vents normal oxygen
absoptionto healthy tissues.

30. 12- suffix ( ectomy ) which means
removal
appendectomy
 Is the surgical removal of
appendix
 The appendix is a worm –
shaped hollow pouch
attached to the cecum , the
beginning of the large
intestine .

31. Cont.
Gastrectomy
 Gastrectomy is the surgical
removal of all or part of the
stomach.
Lensectomy
 Removal of the lens of the
eye by an infusion aspiration
cutter , often done by
puncture incision through
the pars plana in the course
of vitrectomy

32. 13- suffix (edema) which mean
swelling
 lymphedema
 is a condition of
localized fluid retention
and tissue swelling
caused by a
compromised lymphati
c system
There is no cure for
lymphedema

33. Cont.
Brain edema
 Also known as cerebral is a
brain swelling due to
increased volume of the
extravascular compartment
from the uptake of water in
the gray and white matters .
 Cardiac edema
 is a condition in which fluid
accumulates in the lungs, us
ually because the heart's lef
t ventricle does
not pump adequately.

34. 14- suffix (ema) which means condition
 empyema
Is a condition In which
pus and fluid of infected
tissues collect in a body
cavity
Usually it happen with a
complication of
pneumonia

35. Cont.
 eczema
Also known as
Dermatitis, is a group of
diseases that results
in inflammation of
the skin.
 These diseases are
characterized
by itchiness, red skin,
and a rash.

36. Cont.
 Barium enema
an injection into the
rectum of a
preparation of barium
sulphate, which is
opaque to X-rays,
before X-raying the
lower alimentary canal

37. 15- suffix (emesis) which means vomiting
hematemesis
 is the vomiting of blood.
This is caused by bleeding in
your upper gastrointestinal
(GI) system.
 The blood may be bright
red, or black
 Hematemesis is a medical
emergency that needs
immediate treatment.

38. Cont.
 Pyemesis
 The vomiting of pus
 Sialemesis
Vomiting due to or acco
mpanying excessive secr
etion of saliva.

39. 16- suffix (emia) which refer to blood
 anemia
 Is usually defined as
decrease of the total
amount of red blood
cells(RBCs) or hemoglobin
in the blood
 It can also be defined as a
lowered ability of the blood
to carry oxygen.

40. Cont.
 Leukemia  Hyperemia
an abnormally large
amount of blood in any
part of the body.
is a group of cancers that
usually begin in the bone
marrow and result in high
numbers of
abnormal white blood
cells .

41. 17- suffix (emic) which means
uremic
is the condition of
having urea in the
blood
Uremic symptoms are
associated with renal
failure .

42. Cont.
 Ischemic stroke
s characterized by the
sudden loss of blood
circulation to an area of
the brain
Azotemic
 the accumulation of
abnormally large amounts of
nitrogenous waste
products in the blood, as in
uremic poisoning.

43. 18- suffix (esthesia) which means sensation
 Paresthesia
 a sensation of pricking,
tingling, or creeping on
the skin having no
objective cause and
usually associated with
injury or irritation of a
sensory nerve or nerve
root

44. Cont.
 Anesthesia
Anesthesia is a way to
control pain during a
surgery or procedure by
using medicine
 Synesthesia
 is a condition in which one sense
is simultaneously perceived as if
by one or more additional senses
 Synesthetes hear colors, feel
sounds

45. 19- suffix (form) which means in the shape of
 uniform
Having the identical
shape or form of other
objects of the same
class .

46. Cont.
Pisiform
having the shape of
a pea, pea-shaped.
Muriform
 having a regular arrange
ment, as bricks in a wall .

47. 20- suffix (gen) which means producing or
coming to be
 carcinogen
is any substance
, radionuclide
or radiation that is an
agent directly involved
in causing cancer .
For examples: gamma
ray, alpha particles,
tobacco smoke

48. Cont.
 antigens
 any substance that can stim
ulate the production of
antibodies and combine sp
ecifically with them.
allergens
 Any substance , often a protein
that induces an allergy , common
allergens include pollen ,grasses ,
dust and some medications

49. 21- suffix (genesis) which means
production of
pathogenesis
 Is the development of
morbid conditions or if
disease
 More specifically the
cellular events and
reactions and other
pathologic mechanisms
occurring in the
development of disease

50. Cont.
Vasculogenesis
 s the process of blood
vessel formation occurring
by a de novo production
of endothelial cells .
 Agenesis
 absence of an organ due to
nonappearance of its
primordium in the embryo.

51. 22- suffix (genic) which means producing
iatrogenic
 Is the resulting from
activity of a health
care provider or
institution , side if any
adverse condition in a
patient resulting
from treatment by
physician or any
health profession

52. Cont.
Antigenic shift
 is the process by which two or
more different strains of a virus
, combine to form a new
subtype having a mixture of
the surface antigens of the two
original strains.
Pathogenic
 is used to describe an
infectious agent such as
a virus , bacterium ,
prion, a fungi, or even
another micro-organism.

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