Med. Term. - Suffixes

-tomy

cutting, surgical incision

-oma

tumor

-cyte

cell

-itis

inflammation

-osis

condition

-algia

pain, suffering

-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting out

-gram

record, recording

-dynia

pain

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhage

bleeding, excessive fluid discharge

-plasty

surgical repair

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-eal

pertaining to

-ago

abnormal condition, disease

-malacia

abnormal softening

-logy

the study of

-ac

pertaining to

-necrosis

tissue death

-ior

pertaining to

-ory

pertaining to

-centesis

a surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ary

pertaining to

-ia

abnormal condition, disease

-ical

pertaining to

-ial

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-scopy

visual examination

-iasis

abnormal condition, disease

-ion

abnormal condition, disease

-ism

abnormal condition, disease

-osis

condition

-pathy

disease, emotion

-esis

abnormal condition, disease

-al

pertaining to

-an

pertaining to

-iatrics

field of medicine

-metry

to measure

-crine

secrete

-trophy

development, growth

-plasm

formative material of cells

-stasis, -static

control, maintenance of a constant level

-plasia

formation

-logist

one who specializes

-penia

deficiency

-pexy

surgical fixation

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

severe bleeding

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument for viewing

-tomy

cutting into the organ or area

-uria

urination, urine

-desis

to bind, tie together

-plegia

paralysis, stroke

-ceps

head, a muscle origin.

-asthenia

weakness or lack of strength.

-emia

blood condition

-globin

protein

-oid

resembling

-poiesis

to make

-pheresis