medical suffixes

a

1. noun ending

ac

1. cardic

ad

1. toward, increase

al

1. pertaining to duodenal

algesia

1. sensitivity to pain

algia

1. pain

ar

1. petainaing to ventricular

ary

1. pertaining to; relating to pulmonary

ate

1. something that

blast

1. embryotic stage of development leukoblast (immature white blood cell)

cele

1. swelling or herniation

centesis

1. surgical puncture

cide

1. to kill; to destroy

clasis

1. crushing or breaking up

cell

1. leukocyte (white blood cell)

cyte, cytic

1. cell

desis

1. binding or surgical fusion

dynia

1. pain, swelling

e

1. noun ending

eal

1. pertaining to esophageal

ectasia

1. streching or dialation gastrectasia (stomach)

ectomy

1. surgical removal

emia

1. blood condition

er

1. one who

esis

1. condition of

gen

1. that which generates

genisis

1. generating; formation

genic

1. pertaining to, formation, producing

gram

1. recorfd of picture

graph

1. an instrument used to recod

graphy

1. process of recording

gravida

1. pregancy

ia

1. condition

ian

1. specialist in a field of study

iasis

1. presence of an abnormal condition

iatrics

1. relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment

iatrician

1. one who treats; a physician

iatrist

1. one who treats; a physician

iatry

1. medical treatment, medical profession

ic

1. pertaining to

ical

1. pertaining to

ician

1. specialist in a field of study

ile

1. pertaining to; capable

ion

1. action; process

ism

1. condition

ist

1. practioner

itis

1. inflammation

ity

1. pertaining to

ium

1. structure or tissue

ize

1. to make; to treat or combine with

lepsy

1. seizure, attack

lith

1. stone

lithiasis

1. presence or formation of stones

logy

1. the study of

logsit

1. one who specializes in the study of

lysis

1. destruction or detachment

lytic

1. destruction

mania

1. a mental disorder; a madness

malacia

1. enlargement

megaly

1. enlargement

meter

1. an instrument used to measure

metry

1. the process of measuring

oid

1. resembling

ole

1. small or little

oma

1. tumor

opsia

1. visual condition

opsy

1. process of viewing

ory

1. pertaining to; characterized by

osis

1. condition

ostomy

1. opening

otomy

1. incision

ous

1. pertaining to

pathy

1. disease

penia

1. decrease in; deficiency

pexy

1. Surgical Fixation

phagia, phagy

1. eating; swallowing

phila

1. attracted to

phobia

1. abnormal fear

plasia, plastic

1. formation or development

plasty

1. surgical repair

plegia

1. paralysis

pnea

1. breathing

poiesis

1. production

ptosis

1. drooping or prolapse

rrhagia

1. excessive flow or discharge

rrhaphy

1. suturing

rrhea

1. discharge; flow

rrhexis

1. rupture

sclerosis

1. hardining

scope

1. an instrument used to view

scopy

1. the process of viewing with a scope

stasis

1. stopping or controlling

stomy

1. the surgical creation of a new opening

sis

1. condition

tic

1. pertaining to

tion

1. process of

tomy

1. incision into

tripsy

1. intentional crushing

trohpy

1. growth

ula

1. small little

ule

1. small one

um

1. a suffix that identifies singular nouns

uria

1. a charateristic of the urine

us

1. a suffiz that identifies singular nouns

y

1. a noun ending