Suffixes
-eal
Pertaining to
Xanth/o
Yellow
Cephal-, cephalo-
Head
Meningitis
a combination of the Greek word meninx, which means "membrane", and the medical suffix -itis, which means "inflammation"
cheiloplasty
surgical procedure is performed by a plastic surgeon to reconstruct the lip and create a more normal appearance.
-centesis
Surgical withdrawal of fluid
Idio-
Self; One’s own
Encephal/o
Related to the brain
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral: Refers to the cerebrum, or brain
Hemorrhage: Means bleeding caused by a damaged blood vessel
hemispherectomy
radical surgical procedure where the diseased half of the brain is completely removed, partially removed and fully disconnected or just disconnected from the normal hemisphere
-gen
Substance that produces/causes
Mal-
Bad; Abnormal
Hemat/o
Pertaining to blood
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
a chronic autoimmune disease that damages the protective coating around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
cephalectomy
surgical removal of the head (decapitation)
-cide, -cida
Kill, destroy
Oxy-
Sharp; Acute; Oxygen
Ather/o
Plaque
Encephalopathy
Encephalo: Means "inside the head" or "brain"
Pathy: Means "disease" or "emotion"
myelomeningocele repair
fetal spina bifida repair
is surgery to repair birth defects of the spine and spinal membranes.
-coccus
Berry shaped
Somat/o-, Somatico-
Body; Bodily
Rhin/o:
Related to the nose
glioma
a tumor that forms in the brain or spinal cord from glial cells, which support and protect nerve cells
(Chiari malformation) duraplasty
a type of repair or expansion of dura (the outer covering of the brain) when it has been cut open during surgery