Common Medical Terminology - Suffixes

indicate procedure, condition, disorder, or disease

-algia

neurALGIA

pain

nerve pain

-cyte

leukoCYTE

cell

white blood cell

-ectomy

appendECTOMY

removal

removal of appendix

-emia

anEMIA

blood condition

low red blood cells

-itis

bronchITIS

inflammation

inflammation of bronchial tubes

-logy

bioLOGY

study of

study of life

-megaly

hepatoMEGALY

enlargement

enlarged liver

-oma

carcinOMA

tumor

cancerous tumor

-osis

osteoporOSIS

abnormal condition

bone disease

-pathy

neuroPATHY

disease

nerve disease

-plasty

rhinoPLASTY

surgical repair

nose reshaping surgery

-scopy

endoSCOPY

visual examination

viewing inside the body

-stomy

coloSTOMY

creation of an opening

opening in the colon

-tomy

lobotomy

cutting, incision

brain surgery procedure

-uria

hematURIA

urine condition

blood in urine condition