Suffix List Bio 120

-ac

Pertaining to

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-An

Pertaining to

-apheresis

Removal, carry away

-ar

Pertaining to

-arche

Beginning

-ary

Pertaining to

-asthenia

Weakness

-atic

Pertaining to

-blast

Immature

-capnia

Carbon dioxide

-cardia

Heart condition

-cele

Protrusion

-centesis

Puncture to withdraw fluid

-cide

To kill

-clasia

To surgically break

-crit

Separation of

-cusis

Hearing

-cyesis

State of pregnancy

-cyte

Cell

-cytic

Pertaining to cells

-cytosis

More than the normal number of cells

-derma

Skin condition

-desis

To fuse

-dipsia

Thirst

-dynia

Pain

-eal

Pertaining to

-ectasis

Dilation

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-edema

Swelling

-emesis

Vomiting

-emetic

Pertaining to vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-emic

Pertaining to a blood condition

-gen

That which produces

-genesis

Produces

-genic

Producing

-globin

Protein

-globulin

Protein

-gram

Record

-graph

To record

-graphy

Process of recording

-gravida

Pregnant woman

-ia

Condition

-iac

Pertaining to

-iasis

Abnormal condition

-iatric

Pertaining to medical treatment

-iatrist

Physician

-iatry

Medical treatment

-ic

Pertaining to

-ical

Pertaining to

-ician

Specialist

-ile

Pertaining to

-ine

Pertaining to

-ion

Action

-ior

Pertaining to

-ism

State of

-ist

Specialist

-istry

Specialty of

-itis

Inflammation

-kinesia

Movement

-lepsy

Seizure

-listhesis

Slipping

-lith

Stone

-lithiasis

Condition of stones

-logic

Pertaining to the study of

-logist

One who studies

-logy

Study of

-lysis

To destroy, to break down

-lytic

Destruction

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-mania

Frenzy

-manometer

Instruction to measure pressure

-megaly

Enlarged

-meter

Instrument for measuring

-meterist

Specialist in measuring

-metry

Process of measuring

-nic

Pertaining to

-nomics

Pertaining to law

-oid

Resembling

-ole

Small

-oma

Tumor, mass

-opia

Vision condition

-opsia

Vision condition

-opsy

View of

-orexia

Appetite

-ory

Pertaining to

-ose

Pertaining to

-osis

Abnormal condition

-osmia

Smell

-ostomy

Surgically create an opening

-otia

Ear condition

-otomy

Cutting into

-ous

Pertaining to

-para

To bear offspring

-paresis

Weakness

-partum

Childbirth

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Abnormal decrease, too few