Suffix - Medical Terminology ✨

-algia

pain (a)

-dynia

pain (d)

-asthen

weakness

-blast

immature cell

-cele

tumor, hernia, swelling

-centesis

puncture procedure

-cyte

cell

-osis

disease or condition

-emia

presence in blood

-gen/genic

causing

-gram

record

-graph

instrument or record

-ia

state or condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-iatry

medical treatment

-ism

state

-itis

inflammation

-logist

person who studies

-logy

study of...

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measuring instrument

-metry

process of measuring

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

surgical opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-phagia

speech

-phobia

irrational fear

-plasty

plastic surgery

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhagia

abnormal flow

-rrhage

excessive flow

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow/discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-sis

process or condition

-scope

examination instrument

-scopy

examination process

-stenosis

narrowing

-taxis

arrangement

-therapy

treatment

-trophic/trophy

nutrition/development

-ule

small

-uria

urine condition