Suffixes
-ac
pertaining to
-ad
toward
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-apheresis
removal
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-asthenia
weakness
-atresia
occlusion, closure
-capina
carbon dioxide
-cele
hernia
-centesis
aspirate fluid of lung
-clasia
break
-clasis
break
-coccus
berry-like bacteria
-crit
separate
-cyte
cell
-desis
fusion
-drome
run
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
expansion
-ectomy
removal
-emia
blood dysfunction
-esis
condition
-gen
agent that causes
-genesis
cause
-genic
pertaining to
-gram
record
-graph
recording device
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
disease condition
-ial
pertaining to
-iasis
condition
-iatrist
physician
-iatry
specialty
-ic
pertaining to
-ician
one that
-ictal
attack
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
condition of
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
separating
-malacia
softening
-megaly
increasing in size
-meter
measure
-odynia
pain
-oid
resembling
-ologist
person that practices
-ology
study
-oma
tumor
-opia
vision
-opsy
view of
-orrhagia
blood flowing profusely
-orrhaphy
repairing
-orrhexis
break
-osis
condition
-ostomy
to make an opening
-otomy
cut into
-ous
pertaining to
-oxia
oxygen
-paresis
partial paralysis
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease in number
-pepsia
digestion
-pexy
suspension
-phagia
swallowing, eating
-phobia
excessive fear of
-phonia
sound, voice
-physis
growth
-plasia
development
-plasm
a growth
-plasty
repair by surgery
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-poiesis
formation
-ptosis
sagging
-salpinx
fallopian tube
-sacoma
malignant tumor
-schisis
crack
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
visual device used for inspection
-scopic
visual inspection
-sis
condition of
-spasm
abnormal muscle
-stasis
standing
-stenosis
narrowing
-thorax
chest
-tocia
labor, birth
-tome
cutting device
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-trophy
develop
-uria
urine