Suffix |
Meaning |
Example |
ac |
pertaining
to |
cardiac |
al |
pertaining
to |
femoral |
ar |
pertaining
to |
malar |
ary |
pertaining
to |
biliary |
algia |
pain |
arthralgia |
apheresis |
removal |
leukapheresis |
ase |
enzyme |
alkaline
phosphatase |
asthenia |
weakness |
myasthenia |
capnia |
carbon
dioxide |
hypocapnia |
cele |
hernia;
protrusion |
hydrocele |
centesis |
surgical
puncture to aspirate fluid |
amniocentesis |
cidal |
killing |
suicidal |
coccus
(pl. cocci) |
berryshaped ( a form of bacterium) |
pneumococcus
|
crine |
separate;
secrete |
endocrine |
crit |
to
separate |
hematocrit |
cyte |
cell |
leukocyte |
desis |
surgical
fixation; fusion |
arthrodesis |
eal |
pertaining
to |
calcaneal |
ectasis |
stretching
out; dilatation; expansion |
bronchiectasis |
ectomy |
excision
or surgical removal |
tonsillectomy |
emesis |
vomiting |
hematemesis |
emia |
blood
condition |
anemia |
esis |
condition |
diaphoresis |
iasis |
condition |
psoriasis |
ic |
pertaining
to |
apneic |
gen |
substance
or agent that produces or causes |
antigen |
genesis |
origin;
cause |
iatrogenesis |
genic |
producing;
originating; causing |
organogenic |
gram |
record;
x-ray film |
echocardiogram |
graph |
instrument
used to record |
radiograph |
graphy |
process
of recording; xray filming |
arteriography |
ia |
condition
of diseased or abnormal state |
hypoxia |
ial |
pertaining
to |
arterial |
iatry |
physician;
treatment |
psychiatry |
ician |
one
who |
physician |
ictal |
seizure;
attack |
postictal |
ism |
state
of |
embolism |
itis |
inflammation |
colitis |
lepsy |
seizure |
epilepsy |
lysis |
loosening;
dissolution; separating |
hydrolysis |
lytic |
destroy;
reduce |
thrombolytic |
malacia |
softening |
chondromalacia |
mania |
madness;
insane desire |
pyromania |
megaly |
enlargement |
hepatosplenomegaly |
meter |
instrument
used to measure |
thermometer |
metry |
measurement |
oximetry |
morph |
form;
shape |
polymorph
(polymorphonuclear) |
odynia |
pain |
arthrodynia |
oid |
resembling |
hyoid |
ologist |
one
who studies & practices (specialist) |
cardiologist |
ology |
study
of |
oncology |
oma |
tumor;
swelling |
hematoma |
opia |
vision
(condition) |
myopia |
opsy |
to
view |
biopsy |
oorhagia |
rapid
flow of blood |
menorrhagia |
orrhaphy |
suturing;
repairing |
herniorrhaphy |
orrhea |
flow;
excessive discharge |
menorrhea |
orrhexis |
rupture |
capsulorrhexis |
osis |
abnormal
condition (means increased when used with blood cell word
roots) |
dermatosis |
ostomy |
creation
of an artificial opening |
colostomy |
otomy |
cut
into or incision |
craniotomy |
ous |
pertaining
to |
parous |
oxia |
oxygen |
hypoxia |
paresis |
slight
paralysis |
hemiparesis |
pathy |
disease |
neuropathy |
penia |
abnormal
reduction in number |
cytopenia |
pepsia |
digestion |
dyspepsia |
pexy |
surgical
fixation; suspension |
urethropexy |
phagia |
eating;
swallowing |
odynophagia |
phobia |
abnormal
fear of or aversion to specific objects or things |
claustrophobia |
phonia |
sound
or voice |
hyperphonia |
phoria |
feeling |
euphoria |
physis |
growth |
hypophysis |
plasia |
formation;
development; a growth |
hyperplasia |
plasm |
growth;
substance; formation |
cytoplasm |
plasty |
plastic
or surgical repair |
arthroplasty |
plegia |
paralysis |
paraplegia |
pnea |
breathing |
apnea |
poiesis |
formation |
hematopoiesis |
porosis |
passage |
osteoporosis |
prandial |
meal |
postprandial |
ptosis |
dropping;
sagging; prolapse |
splanchnoptosis |
ptysis |
spitting |
hemoptysis |
salpinx |
fallopian
tube |
hydrosalpinx |
sarcoma |
malignant
tumor |
angiosarcoma |
sclerosis |
hardening |
atherosclerosis |
scope |
instrument
used for visual examination |
endoscope |
scopy |
visual
examination |
colonoscopy |
scopic |
visual
examination |
arthroscopic |
sepsis |
infection |
sepsis |
spasm |
sudden
involuntary muscle contraction |
vasospasm |
stasis |
control;
stop |
hemostasis |
stalsis |
contraction |
peristalsis |
stenosis |
constriction;
narrowing |
stenosis |
thorax |
chest |
hemithorax |
tocia |
birth;
labor |
dystocia |
tome |
instrument
used to cut |
keratome |
tripsy |
surgical
crushing |
lithotripsy |
trophy |
nourishment |
atrophy |
ule |
little |
pustule |
uria |
urine;
urination |
pyuria |