Rathi, Manya - #2, Unit 1 Suffixes

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

“pertaining to” or “relating to”

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia, swelling, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyte

cell

-desis

surgical fixation, binding

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision

-emia

blood condition, substance in the blood

-gen

substance/agent that produces

-genesis

production, creation, origin

-genic

producing, causing, originating

-gram

record or image produced

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process or recording

-ia

condition, state of

-iasis

abnormal condition, presence of

-iatry

field of medicine, medical treatment

-ism

condition, state, process

-ist

specialist, person who does a certain job

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist, practitioner

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction, breakdown, loosening

-lytic

destruction, dissolving

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

process of meausuring

-oid

resembling, like

-oma

tumor, mass, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition, disease process

-ostomy

surgically creating an opening/mouth

-otomy

surgical incision, cutting into

-pathy

disease, suffering

-penia

deficiency

-pexy

surgical fixation, anchoring

-phage

eating or swallowing

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-phobia

fear, aversion

-plasia

growth, development, formation

-plasm

formation, growth, substance

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

-porosis

abnornormal small holes

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-rrhage

excessive flow, bursting forth

-rrhagia

rapid or excessive discharge or bleeding

-rrhapy

surgical suturing or repair

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scope

instrument used to visually examine

-scopy

visual examination process

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing, stricture

-stomy

creating a new opening

-therapy

treatment, cure

-tomy

cutting, making a surgical incision

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment, growth

-ule

small, little

-um

structure, tissie, thing

-y

condition, process, or state of being