Med Term Suffixes

-ac

relating to

-acusis

away from

-ago

abnormal condition

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ant

one which

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-blast

cell

-clasia

break, destroy

-cyte

cell

-desis

binding

-e

presence of

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision o

-emia

blood condition

-gen

from, of a certain thing

-genesis

development or production

-geusia

abnormal sense of taste

-gram

picture, image

-graphy

process of recording

-hemia

blood condition

-ia

condition, abnormal state of

-ial

pertaining to

-iasis

abnormal condition of

-iatrics

treatments

-ic

referring to or relating to

-ical

difficult, abnormal, bad

-ion

process of

-is

a condition of

-ism

abnormal condition of being, state

-ist

one who specializes in

-itis

inflammation

-ity

a condition of

-ive

pertaining to

-ize

to cause

-lalia

related to speech

-logist

someone who studies or practices a certain field

-logy

study or practice of a certain field

-lys

destruction, separation

-malacia

abnormal softening of tissue

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument used to measure or count

-metry

to measure

-ode

shaped

-oid

resemblance to

-ologist

specialize in a path of study

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor, mass

-opia

visual or eye defect

-opsy

exam or inspection

-or

one which

-ory

pertaining to

-os

pertaining to

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

-osmia

odor

-osteum

bone

-ostomy

creating an opening in

-otomy

incision into

-ous

relating to

-paresis

slight paralysis, partial

-pathy

disease or disorder

-penia

deficiency, lack

-phagia

eating

-phasia

speech

-phil

attraction

-phobia

fear of

-phylaxia

protection against

-physis

site of growth

-plasia

formation, development

-plasm

tissue, part of a cell

-plasty

molding, formation, repair

-plegia

paralysis

-poiesis

production

-porosis

porous

-ptosis

falling, drooping, downward

-rrhage

rapid flow

-rrhagia

rapid flow, heavy flow

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-schisis

splitting, cleaving

-scope

instrument for viewing

-stasis

control, stop

-thenia

strength

-therapy

treatment

-tion

process of

-tocia

childbirth

-tomy

cutting, incision

-tripsy

crushing

-trop

to turn, turning

-trophy

development, nourishment

-quad

four

-ule

small-scale

-ure

one which

-uria

related to urine

-us

pertaining to (added to end of root words)

-y

process of