Medical Terminology Suffixes

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

a record

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlarged

-pathy

disease

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-oma

tumor, mass

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument for viewing

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

protrusion

-cytosis

abnormal cell condition

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilated

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emetic

pertaining to vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-lith

stone

-lysis

to destroy

-lytic

destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

-osis

abnormal condition

-paresis

weakness

-penia

too few

-phobia

fear

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhage

abnormal flow condition

-rrhea

discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-stasis

stopping

-stenosis

narrowing

-toxic

poison

-uria

urine condition

-clasia

surgical breaking

-desis

surgical fusing

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

to suture

-tome

instrument to cut

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-manometer

instrument for measuring pressure

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-scopy

process of visually examining

-arche

beginning

-cle

small

-cyesis

pregnancy

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin condition

-dipsia

thirst

-esthesia

sensation (condition)

-gen

that which produces

-genesis

produces

-genic

producing

-globin

protein

-globulin

protein

-gravida

pregnancy

-kinesia

movement

-oid

resembling

-ole

small

-opia

vision

-opsy

view of

-osmia

sense of smell

-para

to bear (offspring)

-partum

childbirth

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-phasia

speech

-phil

attracted to

-phonia

voice

-plasm

formation

-pnea

breathing

-poiesis

formation

-porosis

porous

-ptysis

spitting

-therapy

treatment

-thorax

chest

-trophic

development

-trophy

development

-ule

small

-er

one who

-iatric

medical specialty

-iatrist

physician

-iatry

medical treatment

-ician

specialist

-ist

specialist

-logist

one who studies