cls suffixes

-algia

pain

-blast

primitive, bud

-centesis

puncture, aspiration

-cide

death, killer

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood

-genic

origin, producing

-ia

state, condition

-iasis

process, condition

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

breaking down, dissolution

-oid

resembling, similar to

-ole

small structure

-(o)logy

study of, science of

-oma

tumour

-(o)pathy, -pathia

disease

-(o)scopy

observation, viewing, examination

-osis

state, condition, increase

-(o)stomy

creation of an opening

-(o)tomy

cutting, incision

-penia

lack

-phil

affinity, preference, liking

-phyte

growth, plant

-plasia

formation, development, proliferation

-poiesis

making, production

-rrhage

excessive flow

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-stasis

stability, stillness

-trophy

development, nourishment