Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780803658677
Author: Barbara A. Gylys MEd CMA-A (AAMA), Mary Ellen Wedding MEd MT(ASCP) CMA (AAMA) CPC (AAPC)
Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
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A suffix is referred to as a word element that placed or attached at the end of a word. The suffix alters the meaning of a word. Generally, all medical terms contain the suffix. For example, in the medical terms pancreatitis and pancreatopathy, -itis (refers to inflammation) and –pathy (refers to a disease) are suffixes. In medical terminology, the suffix is used to describe a pathology, symptom, diagnosis, treatment, or part of speech.

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