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Suffix Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac,-ic,-al,-ial,-ary,-ous,-tic,-eal | Pertaining to, related to, located in |
| -agra | excessive pain |
| -algia | pain and suffering |
| -aphresis | removal |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ate | use, subject to |
| -atresia | absence of normal body opening |
| -cele | protrusion, hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cidal | killing |
| -clasia, clast | break |
| -cle,-cule,-ole,-ola,-ule,-ulum,-ulus | small |
| -coccus, -coccis | berry shaped |
| -crit | to seperate |
| -crine | seperate, secrete |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | surgical fixation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ectopic | displacement |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ent,-er,-ist,-or | person or agent |
| -esis,-ia,-a,-ism,-osis,-tion,-sis,-iasis,-sia | state or condition, disease |
| -gen, -genic | producing, causing |
| -genesis | beginning, orgin |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | process of recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ician | one who |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -ist, -ologist | a specialist in |
| -it is, ites | inflammation |
| -ium | membrane |
| -logy | science, study of |
| -lysis, -lytic | destroy, dissolution, seperation |
| -ma, -mat | disease, condition |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | abnormal enlargement |
| -metry | measurement |
| -morph | form, shape |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -otomy | cutting, incision |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficient, lack of |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia, -phagy | eating, swallowing |
| -phobia | abnormal fear, intolerance |
| -phonia | pertaining to sound |
| -phoria | feeling |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -porosis | passage |
| -rrhage, -rraghia | excessive flow, bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sepsis | infection |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ule | little |
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