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Suffix Related
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia -dynia | pain |
| -cele | pouch,sac, or hernia |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -form -oid | like or resembling |
| -genic -genesis | beginning,origin, or production |
| -ia -ism | condition of |
| -iasis | formation of; presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | breaking down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -penia | abnormal reduction;lack of |
| -phage -phagia -phagy | eat;devour |
| -phile -philia | attraction for;love for |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -plasia | formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling or downward displacement |
| -rrhage -rrhagia -rrhagic | to burst forth |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture or breaking |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -trophy | development |
| -y | condition or presence of |