Common Suffixes

Medical Terminology From CCMA Certification

-age

related to

-cidal, -cide

pertaining to killing

-form

shape

-fuge

driving away

-iatry, iatrist

healing by a provider or healer

-ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-logy, -logist

study of, one who studies

-ole

little, small

-opia

vision

-phylaxis

protection, prevetion

-pnea

breathing

-therapy

treatment

-uria

urine

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cise

cut, remove

-clasis

break down

-desis

stabilization, binding

-ectomy

removal, excision

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording-

ion

process

-lepsy

seizure, convulsion

-lysis

destruction, separation

-meter

device for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-pexy

fixation, to put in place

-plasty

surgical repair or reformation

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

involuntary twitch

-stasis

stopping or controlling

-stomy

new opening

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

swelling, herniation

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-gen

producing

-ia, -ism

condition of

-iasis

presence of, formation of

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

softening or weakening of

-mania

obsessive preoccupation

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

seeming like

-ole

small

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease or disorder

-penia

deficiency, decrease

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-phasia

speech

-phobia

fear

-plasia

formation or development

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping, falling

-rrhage

bursting forth

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening condition

-trophy

growth or development