Salas, sophia-2- unit 1 suffixes

suffixes

“Pertaining to” or “relating to”

-ac,-al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ine, -ior, -ium, -nic, -ory, -ose, -ous, -tic

-algia

pain

-celce

hernia, swelling, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

cyte

cell

desis

surgical fixation, binding

dynia

pain

ectasis

dilation, expansion

ectomy

surgical removal, excision

emia

blood condition, substance in the blood

gen

substance/agent that produces

genesis

production, creation, origin

genic

producing, causing, originating

gram

record or image produced

graph

instrument used to record

graphy

process of recording

ia

condition, state of

iasis

abnormal condition, presence of

iatry

field of medicine, medical treatment

ism

condition, state, process

ist

specialist, person who does a certain job

itis

inflammation

logist

specialist, practitioner

logy

study of

lysis

destruction, breakdown, loosening

lytic

destruction, dissolving

malacia

abnormal softening

megaly

enlargement

meter

instrument used to measure

metry

process of measuring

oid

resembling, like

oma

mass, swelling, tumor

osis

abnormal condition, disease process

ostomy

surgically creating an opening/mouth

otomy

surgical incision, cutting into

pathy

disease, suffering

penia

deficiency

pexy

surgical fixation, anchoring

phage

eating or swallowing

phagia

eating or swallowing

phobia

fear, aversion

plasia

growth, development, formation

plasm

formation, growth, substance

plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

porosis

abnormal small holes

ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

rrhage

excessive flow, bursting forth

rrhagia

rapid or excessive discharge or bleeding

rrhaphy

surgical suturing or repair

rrhea

discharge, flow

rrhexis

rupture

sclerosis

abnormal hardening

scope

instrument used to visually examine

scopy

visual examination process

stenosis

abnormal narrowing, stricture

stomy

creating a new opening

therapy

treatment, cure

tomy

cutting, making a surgical incision

tripsy

crushing

trophy

development, nourishment, growth

ule

small, little

um

structure, tissue, thing

y

condition, process, or state of being