Suffixes

-able

capable of, having ability to

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

painful condition

-an

pertaining to

-ian

pertaining to

-ant

having the characteristic of

-ary

connected with

-asis

condition or state of

-asia

condition or state of

-esis

condition or state of

-osis

condition or state of

-asthenia

weakness

-ation

process, action, condition

-centesis

puncture, for drainage

-cid

cut, kill, destroy

-cide

cut, kill, destroy

-cis

cut, kill, destroy

-ectomize

excision of, removal of

-ectomy

excision of, removal of

-emia

blood condition

-esthesia

sensation, feeling

-fer

carry

-gen

agent that produces or originates

-genic

producing

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-ia

state, condition

-ician

person associated with

-ics

art of, science of

-ism

condition, state

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

loosening, destruction

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlarged

-mers

parts

-meres

parts

-oma

tumor

-osis

condition, disease

-ostomy

create an opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-philic

to like, have an affinity for

-phobe

fear of

-phobia

fear of

-plasia

forming, molding

-plasty

forming, molding

-pnea

breath

-poiesis

making

-ptosis

falling, sagging

-rrhage

bursting forth, abnormal discharge

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scope

instrument for viewing

-stomy

creation of a mouth, artificial opening

-tomy

cutting into, incision into

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

relating to nutrition, growth

-uria

urine