Diagnostic Suffixes
Pathologic Suffixes
560 APPENDIX B• Answer KeyTerm Meaning
electr/o/cardi/o/gram record of electrical activity of the heart
ē-lĕk-trō-KĂR-dē-ō-grăm
electr/o: electricity
cardi/o: heart
cardi/o/graph instrument to record electrical activity of the heart
KĀR-dē-ō-grăf
cardi/o: heart
angi/o/graphy process of recording images of blood vessels (recording images of
ăn-jē-ŎG-ră-fē blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium)
angi/o: vessel (usually blood or lymph)
pelv/i/meter instrument for measuring the pelvis
pĕl-VĬM-ĕ-tĕr
pelv/i: pelvis
pelv/i/metry act of measuring the pelvis
pĕl-VĬM-ĕ-trē
pelv/i: pelvis
endo/scope instrument for examining within (or inside a hollow organ or cavity)
ĔN-dō-skōp
endo-: in, within
endo/scopy visual examination within (a cavity or canal using a specialized
ĕn-DŎS-kō-pē lighted instrument called an endoscope)
endo-: in, withinTerm Meaning
neur/algia pain of a nerve (or pain along the path of a nerve)
nū-RĂL-jē-ă
neur: nerve
ot/o/dynia pain in the ear (earache)
ō-tō-DĬN-ē-ă
ot/o: ear
hepat/o/cele hernia or swelling of the liver
hĕ-PĂT-ō-sēl
hepat/o: liver
bronchi/ectasis abnormal dilation or expansion of a bronchus or bronchi
brŏng-kē-ĔK-tă-sĭs
bronchi: bronchus (plural, bronchi)
lymph/edema swelling of lymph tissue (swelling resulting from accumulation of
lĭmf-ĕ-DĒ-mă tissue fluid)
lymph: lymph
hyper/emesis excessive or above normal vomiting
hī-pĕr-ĔM-ĕ-sĭs
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