Rice University Medical Terminology I - Suffixes

-graphy

process of recording

-ectomy

removal

-desis

binding, fixation

-rraphy

suture

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-plasia

development, growth

-dynia

pain

-stenosis

narrowing

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-ar

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-rrhexis

rupture of, bursting

-y

condition, process

-oid

resembling

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-megaly

enlargement

-therapy

treatment

-sclerosis

hardening

-logy

study of

-rrhagia

excessive flow

-ium

tissue, structure

-logist

specialist in the study of

-lysis

loosening, break down

-uria

urine condition

-ism

condition

-malacia

abnormal softening

-ous

full of; pertaining to

-plegia

paralysis

-iatrist

specialist, physician

-eal

pertaining to

-ist

specialist

-ule

small

-ula

small

-iatry

specialty, treatment

-penia

deficiency; low amount

-ary

pertaining to

-iatrics

medical science

-iasis

condition, formation of, presence of

-oma

tumor, mass

-rrhage

excessive, abnormal flow

-tomy

incision

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

formation, origin

-gram

written record or image

-graph

instrument for recording

-ac

pertaining to

-ole

small

-scopy

process of viewing

-plasty

reconstruction, surgical repair

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

-pexy

surgical fixation

-tripsy

crushing

-scope

instrument for viewing

-opsy

view, exam

-metry

process of measuring

-meter

instrument for measuring

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-ic

pertaining to

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease