Suffixes MT T4

-phobic

(adj) resistance/ avoidance (of staining)

-philic

(adj) attraction/ affinity (of staining)

-cytosis

(noun) increase in cells

-penia

(noun) deficiency of

-blast

(noun) primitive cell

-cyte

(noun) cell

-emia (em ia)

(noun) blood condition

-uria

(noun) urine condition

-philia

(noun) increase/attraction

-osis

(noun) condition

-oma

(noun) tumor

-pathy

(noun) disease

-ectasia

(noun) expansion/dilation

-algia

(noun) pain

-rrhea

(noun) flow, discharge

-lysis

(noun) breakdown

-oid

(adj) resembling

-ic

(adj) pertaining to

-is

(noun) condition

-lytic

(adj) pertaining to breakdown

-genic

(adj) producing

-genous

(adj) originating

-itis

inflammation

-iasis

abnormal condition
usually stones (LITHiasis)

-emia

blood condition

-ectomy

removal

-otomy

cutting into

-ostomy

create opening

-oscopy

visual examination

-rrhea

flow/discharge

-ase

enzyme

-clysis

fluid injection

-ectasis

dilation

-megaly

enlargement

-stenosis

narrowing

-opia

vision condition

-opsia

vision condition

-oma (eye context)

eye condition / abnormaility

-plegia

paralysis

-gravida

individual who IS pregnant
(noun)

-gravid

having been pregnant
(adjective)

-para

individual who has given birth
(noun)

-parous

having given birth
(adjective)

-uplet

offspring in multiple birth

-arche

first appearance (noun)

-partum

relating to childbirth

-uria

urine condition

-agra

gout

-lapaxy

removal of stones

-agogue
-agoge

substance that increases the production of

-ferous

carrying / producing / containing

-ectopia

displacement

-pareunia

sexual intercourse

-metry

measurement

-malacia

softening

-ile

pertaining to (adj)

-schesis

suppression

-cele

accumulation

-pexy

attachment, fixation

-rrhaphy

surgical suture

-staxis

dripping, oozing

menostaxis = prolonged mestruation (due to slow, dripping menstrauation)

-stasis

remaining still

-gram

x-ray