MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-MORE SUFFIXES USED IN MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION-3-LESSON 36

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We now see some shorter suffixes used in medical language, which will be useful in medical transcription.

1. -er means one who-
radiographer-person who record x-rays

2. -ia means condition
leukemia-condition of increased WBC of cancerous nature
pneumonia-disease condition of lungs

3. -ist means one who specializes in
cardiologist-one who specializes in heart diseases
neurologist-one who specializes in nerve diseases

4. -ole means little, small
arteriole-small or little arteries

5. -ule means little, small
venule-small or little vein

6. -um, -ium means structure, tissue, thing
pericardium-strucutre surrounding the heart

7. -y means condition or process
cardiomyopathy-disease condition of heart


Now we see some adjective suffixes used in medical language useful for medical transcription.

1. -ac, -iac means pertaining to
cardiac-pertaining to heart

2. -al means pertaining to
peritoneal-pertaining to pericardium
pleural-pertaining to pleura


3. -ar means pertaining to
tonsillar-pertaining to tonsills

4. -ary means pertaining to
pulmonary-pertaining to lungs
axillary-pertaining to armpits

5. -eal means pertaining to
laryngeal-pertaining to larynx

6. -ic, -ical means pertaining to
cardiac-pertaining to heart
chronic-pertaining to time

7. -oid means resembling
adenoids-resembling the glands
epidermoid-resembling epidermis

8. -ose means pertaining to, full of
adipose-pertaining to full of fat

9. -ous means pertaining to
mucous-pertaining to mucus in the sticky condition

10. -tic means pertaining to
necrotic-pertaining to death of a cell or tissue

In the next lesson, we will study more important terms and disease conditions useful in medical transcription..ok

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