"Suffixes" Medical Terminology Suffixes

algia, dynia

pain

cele

hernia, protrusion

cyte

cell

ism

state of

itis

inflammation

logist

one who studies

megaly

enlargement

oid

resembling

oma

tumor, mass, swelling

osis

abnormal condition

pathy

disease

phobia

fear

plasia

development, growth

plasm

formation, development

rrhage

excessive, abnormal flow

rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

rrhexis

rupture

sclerosis

hardening

stenosis

narrowing

therapy

treatment

trophy

nourishment, development

ule

small

ectasis

dilation

gen

that which produces

genesis

produces, generates

genic

producing, produced by

ia

state, condition

iasis

abnormal condition

iatry

medical treatment

logy

study of

lysis, lytic

destruction

malacia

abnormal softening

ptosis

drooping

rrhea

discharge, flow

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

pertaining to

centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

ectomy

surgical removal

ostomy

surgically create an opening

otomy

cutting into

pexy

surgical fixation

plasty

surgical repair

rrhaphy

suture

gram

record or picture

graph

instrument for recording

graphy

process of recording

meter

instrument for measuring

scope

instrument for viewing

scopy

process of visually examining