Suffixes

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-alga

pain

-amnios

amniotic fluid

-an

without

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

-asthen

weakness

-asthenia

weakness

-atic

pertaining to

-ation

process

-atory

pertaining to

-atresia

absence of opening

-blast

embryonic cell

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-cele

hernia

-centesis

puncture

-cide

killing

-cision

cutting

-clasis

breaking

-clast

breaking

-crine

secreting

-cusis

hearing

-acusis

hearing

-cyte

cell

-cyesis

pregnancy

-desis

fusion

-dipsia

thirst

-drome

pattern

-dynia

pain

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasia

dilation

-ectasis

dilation

-ectomy

removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-emic

pertaining to blood

-er

one who

-esis

state of

-esthesia

sensation

-ferous

carrying

-fida

split

-flux

flow

-gen

producing

-genesis

formation

-gram

record

-graph

recording instrument

-graphy

recording process

-gravida

pregnant woman

-ia

condition

-iac

pertaining to

-ian

specialist

-iasis

condition

-iatrist

specialist

-iatry

medical treatment

-ic

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to

-ics

specialty

-in

substance

-ine

substance

-ion

process

-ior

pertaining to

-is

structure

-ism

condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-ium

structure

-kinesia

movement

-lepsy

seizure

-lith

stone

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown

-lytic

destruction

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measuring instrument

-metry

measurement

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision condition

-opsia

vision condition

-opsy

viewing

-orexia

appetite

-ory

pertaining to

-ose

pertaining to

-osis

condition

-osmia

smell

-ostomy

surgical opening

-otia

hearing condition

-otomy

incision

-ous

pertaining to

-para

to give birth

-paresis

partial paralysis

-partum

childbirth

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency