HOSA Pharmacology (Suffixes)

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ary

pertaining to

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyte

cell

-dipsia

thirst

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-genic

producing, forming

-gram

record, picture

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

pathological condition

-iatry

treatment

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-lysis

reduce, destroy

-lytic

destruction, breaking down

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement, enlarged

-meter

instrument to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oid

resembling, like

-oma

tumor

-osis

vision

-partum

birth, labor

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency, decreased number

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

surgical fixation

-philia

attraction to

-phobia

fear

-phonia

sound, voice

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, sagging

-rrhage

excessive flow or discharge

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument to view

-scopy

process of viewing

-stasis

control, stopping, stop

-stenosis

narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing, rubbing

-trophy

nourishment, development

-tropia

turning

-uria

urin, urination