Sports Medicine 2: Suffixes

-uria

urine; urination

-ptosis

prolapse; dropping forward

-oma

tumor

rraghia rrhage

bleeding, abnormal and excess fluid discharge

-osis

abnormal condition

-rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge

-plegia

paralysis

-ologist

speciality; specialist

-rrhexis

rupture

-pathy

disease;suffering; feeling emotional

-tripsy

to crush

-pnea

breathing

-ology

the study of

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-pause

stoppage; ending

-scopy

to see; a visual examination

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhapy

to suture, to stitch

-ostomy

surgical creation or opening

-scope

instrument of a visual examination

-pexy

surgical fixation to put in place

-necrosis

tissue death

-emia

blood, blood condition

-malacia

abnormal softening

-ectomy

surgical removal

-megaly

enlargement

-ectasis

stretching; enlargement

-itis

inflammation

-cyte

cell

-lysis

breakdown, spearation, to set free, destroy, loosen

-desis

surgical fixation; to bind together

-ic

pertaining/related to

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-graphy

process of recording a picture or a record

-ary

pertaining to; is related to

-algia

pain, suffering

-gram, -graph

picture/record

-ia

state or condition

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

-ac, -al

relating to, pertaining to

-esthesia

sensation, feeling