Question | Answer |
-able/-ible* | capable of e.g. remarkable |
-ac/-al/-an/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ive/-tic* | pertaining to e.g. fundal/pancreatic |
-ase | enzyme e.g. amylase |
-algia | pain e.g. myalgia |
-cele | hernia (protrusion of organ through its containing wall) e.g. cystocele |
-centesis | procedure to aspirate fluid e.g. paracentesis |
-ectasia/-ectasis | dilation e.g. telangiectasia |
-ectomy | excision or removal e.g. appendectomy |
-edema | swelling e.g. lymphedema |
-emesis | vomiting e.g. hematemesis |
-emia | blood e.g. anemia |
-genic/-genesis* | beginning/producing e.g. osteogenic |
-gram | record e.g. cholangiogram |
-graph | instrument for recording e.g. polygraph |
-graphy | process of recording e.g. echocardiography |
-ia/-iasis | condition e.g. psoriasis |
-ism | condition e.g. botulism |
-ist | one who e.g. psychologist |
-itis | inflammation e.g. pancreatitis |
-kinesia/-kinesis | movement/motion e.g. hypokinesis |
-logist | specialist e.g. radiologist |
-logy | study of e.g. pathology |
-lysis | loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying e.g. adhesiolysis |
-lytic* | pertaining to destruction e.g. hemolytic |
-malacia | softening e.g. chondromalacia |
-mania | preoccupation e.g. pyromania |
-megaly | enlargement e.g. cardiomegaly |
-meter | instrument to measure e.g. glucometer |
-metry | process of measuring e.g. geometry |
-oid | resembling e.g. adenoid |
-oma | tumor e.g. lymphoma |
-opia | vision e.g. diplopia |
-ose | sugar e.g. glucose |
-osis | condition* e.g.ptosis |
-ous | pertaining to/ characterized by e.g. mucous |
-pathy | disease or abnormality e.g. adenopathy |
-penia | deficiency e.g. osteopenia |
-pexy | surgical fixation e.g. cystopexy |
-phagia/-gic/-gy | eating/swallowing e.g. dysphagia |
-phasia | speech e.g. dysphasia |
-phobia | abnormal fear e.g. agoraphobia |
-plasty | surgical repair e.g. arthroplasty |
-plegia | paralysis e.g. paraplegia |
-rrhage/-rrhagia | excessive flow or discharge e.g. hemorrhage |
-rrhaphy | suture e.g. herniorrhaphy |
-rrhea | flow or discharge e.g. diarrhea |
-rrhexis | rupture e.g. capsulorrhexis |
-sclerosis | hardening e.g. atherosclerosis |
-scopy | examination with an instrument e.g. colonoscopy |
-spasm | twitching e.g. bronchospasm |
-stasis | stopping e.g. hemostasis |
-stomy | forming of an opening e.g. tracheostomy |
-tome | an instrument for cutting e.g. osteotome |
-tomy | incision (cutting into) e.g. craniotomy |
-tripsy | surgical crushing e.g. lithotripsy |
-trophic*/-trophy | nutrition e.g. hypertrophy |