common suffixes

-ac

Pertaining to ex. Cardiac

-blast, -blasto, -blastic

Bud; Germ ex. Myeloblast

-cyte, -cytic

Cell ex. Thrombocyte

-dynia

Pain; Swelling ex. Thoracodynia

-eal, -ial

Pertaining to ex. Esophageal

-ectasis

Expansion; Dilation ex. Atelectasis

-emia

Blood condition ex. Anemia

-ia

Condition ex. Hemophilia

-iasis

Condition; Formation of ex. Psoriasis

-ism

Condition ex. Hypothyroidism

-ites, -itis

Inflammation ex. Arthritis

-ity

Pertaining to ex. Immunity

-ium

Structure or tissue ex. Epithelium

-lysis, -lytic

Break down; Destruction; Dissolving ex. Osteolytic

-malacia

Softening ex. Osteomalacia

-megaly

Enlargement ex. Acromegaly

-oid

Resembling ex. Arachnoid trabeculae

-oma

Tumor ex. Angiosarcoma

-osis

Condition; Usually abnormal ex. Endometriosis

-ous

Pertaining to ex. Aqueous

-pathy

Disease ex. Lymphadenopathy

-penia

Deficiency; Lack of ex. Thrombocytopenia

-phagia, -phagy

Eating; Swallowing ex. Dysphagia

-phasia

Speech ex. Aphasia

-plasia, -plastic

Growth ex. Hyperplasia

-plegia

Paralysis ex. Hemiplegia

-pnea

Breathing ex. Sleep apnea

-poiesis

Production ex. Hemopoiesis

-ptosis

Falling; Drooping ex. Apoptosis

-rrhage, -rrhagic

Bleeding ex. Hemorrhage

-rrhea

Flow or discharge ex. Diarrhea

-sclerosis

Hardening ex. Arteriosclerosis

-sis

Condition ex. Agranulocytosis

-stasis

Level; Unchanging ex. Homeostasis

-trophy

Growth ex. Hypertrophy

-uria

In the urine ex. Anuria