医英词汇学chapter7.ppt

A suffix is attached to the end of a word base to change either the meaning of the base or the class of the word. Simple suffix e.g. -tome Compound suffix e.g. –ec/tomy -ia abnormal or pathological condition dyspeps/ia -osis nephr/osis -iasis lith/iasis -pathy nephra/pathy -emia abnormal condition of the blood anem/ia -uria abnormal condition of the urine olig/uria -itis inflammatory condition hepat/itis -algia pain arthr/algia -odynia arthr/odynia -malasia softening osteo/malacia -sclerosis hardening arthro/sclerosis -philia abnormal liking 嗜 hemo/philia -phobia strong fear 恐 hydro/phobia -cele hernia 疝，protrusion recto/cele -lysis dissolution cyto/lysis -stenosis narrowing laryngostenosis -meglay enlargement hepato/megaly -ectasia -ectasis dilation brochi/ectasia 支气管扩张 -penia deficiency erythro/penia -ptosis downward displacement grasto/ptosis -plasia formation dys/plasia -plegia paralysis quadri/plegia -rrhea discharge of fluid dia/rrhea -rrhagia leukor/rhagia -rrhexis rupture hepato/rrhexis -schisis cleft cheilo/schisis -spasm convulsion entero/spasm -oma tumor fibr/oma -necrosis death hepatonecrosis 1. adenopathy a. congenital fissure of the chest 2. blastoma b. hernia containing pus 3. pyocele c. any disease of a gland 4. thoracoschisis d. tumor of immature cells 5. osteoclasis e. breaking of a bone 6. cervicodynia a. pain in the hand 7. chiralgia b. rupture of a nucleus 8. pyorrhea c. pain in tfhe neck 9. hemorrhagic d. discharge of pus 10. karyorrhexis e. pertaining to a profuse flow of blood gastromegaly gastritis gastralgia gastrocele 1. hemostasis a. destruction of tumor cells 2. hepatomalacia b. stoppage of blood flow 3. osteonecrosis c. death of bone tissue 4. oncolysis d. dilatation of the stomach 5. gastrectasia e. softening of the liver bronchodilation bronchospasm bronchoedema bronchostenosis Suffix Meaning Example -tome an instrument for cutting derma/tome -otomy a surgical incision grastr/otomy -ectomy a surgical removal grastr/ect