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word element [Gr.], surgical fixation. adj. adj -pec´tic. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.
They may be at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a medical word. General Words. Body Parts and Disorders. Positions and Directions. Numbers and Amounts. Colors. Physical Properties and Shapes. Good and Bad. Procedures, Diagnosis and Surgery.
Conditions: For example, -itis means “inflammation” Diseases: For example, -oma means “tumor” Common Suffixes. Here is a list of commonly used suffixes in medical terms. It is helpful to memorize these common suffixes as you build your knowledge of medical terminology.-ac: Pertaining to-ad: Toward-al: Pertaining to-algia, -dynia: Pain ...
UPDATED: The suffix [- (o) pexy] means "fixation" or "surgical fixation". This surgical fixation or repositioning is performed on an organ or portion of an organ that has been displaced or detached by weakness of the surrounding tissues, trauma, or other means.
Suffixes are word parts that are located at the end of words. Suffixes can alter the meaning of medical terms. It is important to spell and pronounce suffixes correctly. Suffixes in medical terms are common to English language suffixes.
Suffixes are word parts that are located at the end of words. Suffixes can alter the meaning of medical terms. It is important to spell and pronounce suffixes correctly. Many suffixes in medical terms are common English-language suffixes.
