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Sci Suffixes

Scientific Suffixes

Suffix	Meaning
aceous	belonging to
aceous	resembling
acusis	hearing condition
ago	condition
ago	disease
agra	severe pain
algia	pain
asthenia	weakness
ate	substance
atresia	abnormal closure
cele	hernia
cele	swelling
centeses	puncture
chalasis	relaxation
cide	destroy
cide	kill
cis	cut
clasia	break up
clasis	break up
cleisis	closure
crit	separate
cyst	bladder-like sac
desis	bind
dynia	pain
ectasia	dilation
ectasia	stretching
ectasis	enlarged
ectasis	expanded
ectomy	remove
edema	distention
edema	swelling
ema	distention
ema	swelling
emesis	vomiting
emia	blood condition
er	one who
esis	condition
esis	process
esthesia	feeling
esthesia	sensation
et	one who
et	that which
ete	one who
ete	that which
facient	causing
fer	carry
fer	to bear
ferous	production of
form	form
form	shape
genic	producing
genous	producing
gnosis	knowing
gnosis	to know
gnosy	knowing
gnosy	to know
gog	to make flow
gogue	to make flow
grade	flow
grade	move
grade	walk
gram	record
gram	writing
graph	recording
graph	writing instrument
graphy	recording
graphy	writing process
ia	condition
ia	state
iasis	condition
iasis	formation
iatrics	science of
iatrics	study of
iatry	science of
iatry	study of
ician	specialist
ics	science of
ics	study of
id	related to
ism	condition
ism	process
ist	specialist
itis	infalmmation
ity	property
ium	place
ium	structure
ize	action
ize	process
lapse	fall
lapse	sag
lapse	slide
lent	full of
lepsy	seizure
log	record
logist	specialist
logy	science of
logy	study of
lysis	break down
lysis	loosen
malacia	softening
mania	frenzy
mania	passion
megaly	enlarged
mer	part
mere	part
meter	measuring instrument
metrics	science of measuring
metry	measuring process
nomist	specialist
nomy	laws of
oid	like
oma	swelling
oma	tumor
opsy	see
opsy	to view
or	one who
osis	condition of
paresis	slight weakness
pathy	disease
ped	foot
pede	foot
penia	decrease
penia	deficiency
pexy	fix
pexy	suspend
pheresis	remove
philia	craving
philia	love of
phobia	fear of
phoresis	carrying
phoresis	transmitting
phoria	carrying
phoria	transmitting
phyte	plant
plasia	development
plasia	growth
plasm	to form
plast	to form
plasty	mold
plasty	shape
plegia	paralysis
plexy	paralysis
ploid	to fold
pod	foot
poeisis	production of
ptosis	drooping
ptosis	falling
ptosis	sagging
rrhage	bursting forth
rrhaphy	join
rrhaphy	suture
rrhea	flow
rrhexis	breaking
rrhexis	bursting
schisis	dividing
schisis	splitting
scope	instrument used to observe
scope	instrument used to see
scope	look
scope	observe
scopy	examination process
sect	cut
section	cut
septic	infected
some	body
spasm	sudden contraction
stalsis	compression
stalsis	contraction
stasis	standstill
stasis	stopping
stat	control
stat	to stop
static	standstill
static	stopping
stenosis	narrowing
stenosis	tightening
stomy	create an opening
ter	means of
ter	place for
therapy	treatment
tion	action
tion	process
tome	cutting instrument
tome	slice
tome	to cut
tomy	incision
tonia	stretching
tonia	tension
tope	place
tope	position
toxic	poisonous
tripsy	crush
trophy	development
trophy	growth
tropin	affinity for
type	classification
type	picture
uria	urine condition
y	nature
y	quality of
zoa	animal
zoan	animal
in	chemical substance
ine	chemical substance
ide	binary compound
ase	enzyme
ose	sugar
ol	oil
ole	oil
ous	lower oxidation state
ite	salt
ite	mineral
ergy	work
lith	stone
lith	rock
cline	slope
cline	incline
adjective endings / pertaining to	ac, al, ant, ar, ary, ative, eal, ic, ical, id, ous, tic, ular, y
diminutive endings / small	cle, cule, culum, ium, ole, ula, ule
plural endings	a, ax, ex, is, ium, ix, on, um, us, y
plural -a-	ae
plural - ax-	aces
plural - ex-	ices
plural - is-	es
plural - ium-	ia
plural - ix-	ices
plural -on-	a
plural -um-	a
plural -us-	i
plural -y-	ies
study of / science of -	iatrics, iatry, ics, logy
specialist -	ician, ist, logist, nomist
one who -	er, et, ete, or
condition -	ago, esis, ia, iasis, ism, osis
process -	esis, ism, ize, tion
swelling -	cele, oma, edema, ema
cut -	sect, section, cis

Created by: jnmchenry on 2005-11-04

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Sci Suffixes

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