Suffixes

-algia

Pain

-poiesis

to make

-oid

resembling

-globin

protein

-lytic

Destroy or dissolve

-emia

Blood condition

-porosis

Porous condition

-lysis

Loosening or setting free

-listhesis

Slipping

-ia

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

-ic

pertaining to

-plegia

paralysis, stroke

-desis

to bind, tie together

-ologist

specialist

-ology

the science or study of

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-plasia

development, growth, formation

-stasis, -static

control, maintenance of a constant level

-ectomy

Surgical excision (removal)

-gram

A record, recording

-itis

Inflammation

-logy

Study of

-logist

One who specializes

-megaly

Abnormal enlargement

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

Condition

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficiency

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-plasty

Surgical repair

-pnea

Breathing

-rrhagia

Severe bleeding

-rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhexis

Rupture

-scope

Instrument for viewing

-scopy

Visual examination

-statis, -static

Control, maintenance of a constant level

-stenosis

Abnormal narrowing

-stomy

Creation of an artificial opening

-tomy

Cutting into the organ or area

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-hyper

excessive, increased

-hypo

deficient, decreased

-malacia

abnormal softening

-necrosis

tissue death

-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

pre-

before, in front of

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-uria

Urination, urine