Common Suffixes and their meanings

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ive

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-ation

being, having, process

-ion

action, condition

-ia

condition, state, thing

-ism

disease from a specific cause, process

-itis

infection of, inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

mass, tumor

-osis

abnormal condition, process

-pathy

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture, record

-graphy

process of recording-

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument used to examine

-scopy

process of using an instrument to examine

-tomy

process of making an incision

-iatry

medical treatment

-ics

knowledge, practicee

-ist

person who specializes in

-logy

study of