Medcial Terminology Unit 1 Suffix

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-clasis

To break, surgical fracture

-desis

Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-ectomy

Excision, removal

-lysis

Seperation; destruction; loosening

-pexy

Fixation (of an organ)

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhaphy

Suture

-stomy

Forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

Instrument to cut

-tomy

Incision

-tripsy

Crushing

-gram

Record, writing

-graph

Instrument for recording

-graphy

Process of recording

-scope

Instrument for examining

-scopy

Visual examination

-algia, -dynia

Pain

-cele

Hernia, swelling

-ecstasis

Dilation, expansion

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-gen, -genesis

Forming, producing, origin

-itis

Inflammation

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition; increase ( used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Decrease, deficiency

-phobia

Fear

-plegia

Paralysis

-ptosis

Prolapse, downward displacement

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-rrhexis

Rupture

-sclerosis

Abnormal condition of hardening

-spasm

Involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

Narrowing, stricture

-toxic

Poison

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ous, -tic

Pertaining to

-ia, -ism

Condition

-ist, -iatry

Medicine, treatment

-y

Condition, process

-icle, -ole, -ule

Small, minute