Suffixes in Medical Terminology
SUFFFIXES IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Description also available in video format (attached below), for better experience use your desktop. SUFFIXES · Suffixes in medical terminology are essential components that help describe procedures, conditions, diseases, and specialties. 1. Suffixes Related to Conditions or Diseases -algia : Pain (e.g., neuralgia – nerve pain) -itis : Inflammation (e.g., arthritis – inflammation of joints) -osis : Abnormal condition (e.g., fibrosis – abnormal fibrous tissue) -pathy : Disease (e.g., neuropathy – nerve disease) -emia : Blood condition (e.g., anemia – lack of blood cells) -megaly : Enlargement (e.g., hepatomegaly – liver enlargement) -oma : Tumor or mass (e.g., carcinoma – cancerous tumor) -lysis : Breakdown or destruction (e.g., hemolysis – destruction of blood cells) -penia : Deficiency (e.g., leukopenia – low white blood cells) -...