Veterinary Terminology: Suffixes

ac, al, ic, ous, tic

Pertaining to, relating to

algia

Pain

ate

Having, resembling, acting upon

cele

protrusion

centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

cle, cule, ole, ola, ule, ulum, ulus

small

cyte

Cell

ectomy

Cutting out

emesis

Vomit

emia

blood condition

ent, er, ist, or

person or agent

esis, ia, iasis, ism, ity, osis, sis, tion, y

state or condition

form, oid

resembling, shaped like

genesis

development, origin

gram, graphy

recording, written record

Graph

instrument that records

ible, ile

capable, able

itis

inflammation

ize

use, subject to

logy

science, study of

oma

tumor

penia

deficiency of, lack of

pexy, pexis

fixation

phage, phagy

eating

phobia

abnormal fear or intolerance

plasia, plastic, plasty

forming, growing, changing

pnea

breathing

rrhaphy

suturing in place

rrhea

flow or discharge

rrhexis

rupture

scope

instrument for examining

scopy

act of examining

stomy

surgical opening

tome

instrument for cutting

tomy

cutting, incision