Biomedical suffixes Chapter 5 and 6

-ase

enzyme

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid

-chezia

defecation; elimination of waste

-ectasia

dilation; dilatation; widening

-ectasis

dilation; dilatation; widening

-emesis

vomiting

-genesis

producing; forming

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

abnormal condition

-megaly

enlargement

-orexia

appetite

-ptosis

falling; drooping; prolapse

-rrhage

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-rhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow; discharge

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden contraction of muscles

-stasis

stopping; controlling; placing

-stenosis

tightening; stricture

-stomy

new opening (to form a mouth)

-tresia

opening