Suffixes

-algia

pain

-cele

swelling, hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

surgical break, fracture

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus

-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhage

bursting forth of

-rrhagia

bursting forth of

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-toxic

poison

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment

-gen

forming, producing, origin

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-plasia

formation, growth

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

-therapy

treatment

-cardia

heart condition

-phage

swallowing, eating

-phylaxis

protection

-poiesis

formation, production

-stasis

standing still