Word List 1---Suffixes

ago, esis, ia, iasis, ion, ism, osis

abnormal condition

ac, al, an, ar, ary, eal, ical, ory, ial, ic, ine, ior, tic, ous

pertaining to

algia

pain

cele

swelling, hernia

centesis

surgical puncture

clasis

break, surgical fracture

desis

binding, fixation

dynia

pain

ectasis

dilation, expansion

ectomy

excision, removal

edema

swelling

emesis

vomiting

emia

blood condition

gram

record, writing

graph

instrument of recording

graphy

process of recording

iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

itis

inflammation

lith

stone, calculus

lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

malacia

softening

megaly

enlargement

meter

instrument for measuring

metry

act of measuring

oma

tumor

osis

abnormal condition; increase (blood cells)

pathy

disease

penia

decrease, deficiency

pexy

fixation (of an organ)

phobia

fear

plasty

surgical repair

rrhage, rrhagia

bursting forth

rrhaphy

suture

rrhea

discharge, flow

rrhexis

rupture

scope

instrument for examining

scopy

visual examination

stenosis

narrowing, stricture

stomy

forming an opening

tome

instrument to cut

tomy

incision

toxic

poison

tripsy

crushing

trophy

development, nourishment