-centesis Puncture or surgical procedure to remove fluid (e.g., abdominocentesis).

-ectomy Surgical removal of a part (e.g., appendectomy).

-gram/graph A record or picture (e.g., electrocardiogram).

-graph A device used for recording (e.g., cardiograph).

-graphy The process of recording or imaging (e.g., angiography).

-itis(ides) Infection or inflammation (e.g., tonsillitis).

-lysis Destruction or breakdown (e.g., hemolysis).

-malacia Softening of tissues (e.g., osteomalacia).

-megaly Enlargement (e.g., hepatomegaly).

-necrosis(es) Death of tissue (e.g., necrosis).

-ologist/-ology One who studies or the study of (e.g., cardiologist, cardiology).

-ostomy Creating an opening (e.g., colostomy).

-otomy Incision or cutting into (e.g., tracheotomy).

-pexy Surgical fixation (e.g., nephropexy).

-plasty Surgical repair or reconstruction (e.g., rhinoplasty).

-rrhage, -rrhagia Excessive bleeding or discharge (e.g., hemorrhage).

-rrhaphy Surgical suturing (e.g., herniorrhaphy).

-rrhea Flow or discharge (e.g., diarrhea).

-rrhexis Rupture (e.g., myorrhexis).

-sclerosis Hardening (e.g., arteriosclerosis).

-scope/scopy Instrument for viewing or the process of viewing (e.g., endoscope, endoscopy).

-stenosis Narrowing of a passage (e.g., spinal stenosis).

-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -osis Condition or process (e.g., dermatosis, embolism).

-a, -e, -um, -us, -y Nouns and suffixes indicating singular forms (e.g., fascia, vertebra).

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ical, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic Adjectives describing relating to or pertaining to (e.g., cardiac, muscular).

-ae, -i Plural forms of nouns (e.g., vertebrae, bacteria).