Medical Terminology- Suffixes

Terms in this set (63)

-algia -dynia
pain
-genic -genesis
origin or production
-lysis
breaking down or dissolution
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-penia
abnormal reduction
-rrhea
discharge
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-cele
pouching or hernia
-ectasis
expansion or dilation
-emia
blood condition
-iasis
formation of or presence of
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
softening
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition or increase
-phil -philia
attraction for
-plasia
formation
-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
-rrhage -rrhagia
to burst forth
-rrhexis
rupture
-centesis
puncture for aspiration
-desis
binding
-ectomy
excision (removal)
-pexy
suspension or fixation
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
-rrhaphy
suture
-tomy
incision
-stomy
creation of opening
-tripsy
crushing
- e
noun maker
-ia -ism
condition of
-ium
structure of tissue
-y
condition or process of
-ac
cardiac (pertaining to the heart)
-al
pedal (pertaining to the foot)
-ar
glandular (pertaining to a gland)
-ary
pulmonary (pertaining to the lung)
-eal
esophageal (pertaining to the esophagus)
-ic
toxic (pertaining to poison)
-ous
fibrous (pertaining to fiber)
-tic
cyanotic (pertaining to blue)
-icle
ventricle (small belly or pouch)
-ole
bronchiole (small airway)
-ula
macula (small spot)
-ule
pustule (small pimple)
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-iatrics -iatry
treatment
-logy
study of
-logist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
-ist
one who specializes in
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-poiesis
formation
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
examination
-stasis
stop or stand
path/o -pathy
disease
phil/o -philia
attraction for
plas/o -plasia
formation
troph/o -trophy
nourishment or development
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