MedTerm Ch 2 Suffixes

ALHS 1090 Chapter 2 Suffixes Ruth

-ac

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-al

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-algesia

pain

-algia

pain

-ar

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-ary

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-cele

hernia, swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

to break; surgical fracture

-cyte

cell

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-dynia

pain

-eal

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-esis

noun ending meaning condition

-gen

forming, producing, origin

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

noun ending meaning condition

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

-iatry

noun ending meaning medicine; treatment

-ic

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-ical

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-ician

noun ending meaning specialist

-icle

diminutive ending meaning small; minute

-ile

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-ior

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-ism

noun ending meaning condition

-ist

specialist

-isy

noun ending meaning state of; condition

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seisure

-lith

stone, calculus

-logist

specialist in study of

-logy

study of

-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-oid

resembling

-ole

diminutive ending meaning small; minute

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; it also means increase and this is used primarily with blood cells)

-ous

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-phasia

speech

-phobia

fear

-phonia

voice, sound

-plasia

formation, growth

-plasm

formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-poiesis

formation, production

-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

-ptysis

spitting

-rrrhage

bursting forth (of)

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of)

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching, spasm

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tic

adjective ending meaning pertaining to, relating to

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-toxic

poison

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment

-ule

diminutive ending meaning small; minute

-y

noun ending meaning condition; process