医学英语词根

结构，物质

magnesium: a white metallic chemical substance 镁（金属元素） -y

condition; act; process

dystrophy: disorder caused by defective nutrition or metabolism 营养不良

The following is a list of the most commonly used compound suffixes Suffix Meaning Example -algia

pain; painful; condition

arthralgia: pain in a joint 关节痛 --ase

enzyme

protease: digestive enzyme 蛋白酶 -blast

embryo胚，胚胎，人类胚胎

hemocytoblast: blast cell 血胚细胞，原始血细胞

-carcinoma

malignant tumor developing from connective tissue 相关组织的恶性肿瘤

adenocarcinoma: malignant tumor developing from glandular tissue 腺癌 -cele

protrusion; distention突出；膨胀，延伸

esophagocele: abnormal distention of the esophagus 食管突出 -centesis

surgical puncture 手术穿孔

paracentesis: surgical puncture of a cavity for the aspiration of fluid 穿刺术

-capnia

carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

acapnia: absence of carbon dioxide 血液二氧化碳缺乏 -cide kill

germicide: (substance) which can kill germs 杀菌剂 -clast cell

phagocyte:cell, especially a white blood surround and destroy other cells 噬菌细胞 -dynia pain

glossodynia: pain in the tongue 舌痛 -ectasia/

cell, which can -ectasis

expansion; dilation(膨胀，扩张)

atelectasis: incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth 肺不张 -ectomy

surgical excision or removal of

gastrectomy: surgical removal of the stomach胃切除术 -edema

excessive accumulation of serous fluid 水肿

myxoedema: condition caused when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone 粘液腺瘤病，粘液水肿 -emia

blood condition

leukemia: any of several malignant diseases where an abnormal number of leucocytes form in the blood 白血病 -emesis vomiting 呕吐

hematemesis: the vomiting of blood 咯血；吐血