MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-MOST COMMON SUFFIXES USED IN MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION-2-LESSON 35
1. –pathy means disease condition- cardiomyopathy-disease condition of the heart muscles 2. –penia means deficiency erythropenia-deficiency or RBC 3. –phobia means fear acrophobia-fear of heights agoraphobia- fear of crowds and market place 4. –plasia means development, formation, growth achondroplasia-malformation of cartilage of bones 5. –plasty means surgical repair angioplasty-surgical repair in the blood vessels 6. –ptosis means drooping, sagging blepharoptosis-sagging or falling of the eyelids 7. scleosis means hardening arteriosclerosis-hardening of blood vessels or arteries 8. –scope means instrument for visual examination laparascope-instrument for viewing abdomen 9. –scopy means process of visual examination laparoscrope-process of visual examination of the abdomen 10. –stasis means stopping, controlling metastasis-spreading beyond control 11. –stomy means opening to form a mouth tracheost...