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Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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ad | toward |
algia | pain |
asthenia | weakness |
blast | immature, forming |
cele | hernia |
cidal | destroying, killing |
cide | destroying, killing |
clasis | breaking |
clast | breaking instrument |
crine | secreting |
crit | separate |
cyte | cell |
cytosis | condition of cells |
derma | skin |
dynia | pain |
ecstasia | expansion; dilation |
ectasis | expanding; dilating |
ectomy | removal of |
edema | swelling |
ema | condition |
emesis | vomiting |
emia | blood |
emic | relating to blood |
esthesia | sensation |
form | in the shape of |
gen | producing, coming to be |
genesis | production of |
genic | producing |
globin | protein |
globulin | protein |
gram | a recording |
graph | recording instrument |
graphy | process of recording |
iasis | pathological condition or state |
ic | pertaining to |
ics | treatment, practice, body of knowledge |
ism | condition, disease, doctrine |
itis (p. itides) | inflammation |
kinesia | movement |
kinesis | movement |
lepsy | condition of |
leptic | having seizures |
logist | one who practices |
logy | study, practice |
lysis | destruction of |
lytic | destroying |
malacia | softening |
mania | obsession |
megaly | enlargement |
meter | measuring device |
metry | measurement |
oid | like, resembling |
oma (p. omata) | tumor, neoplasm |
opia | vision |
opsia | vision |
opsy | view of |
osis (p. oses) | condition, state, process |
ostomy | opening |
oxia | oxygen |
para | bearing |
paresis | slight paralysis |
parous | producing; bearing |
pathy | disease |
penia | deficiency |
pepsia | digestion |
pexy | fixation, usually done surgically |
phage, phagia, phagy | eating, devouring |
phasia | speaking |
pheresis | removal |
phil | attraction; affinity of |
philia | attraction; affinity of |
phobia | fear |
phonia | sound |
phoresis | carrying |
phoria | feeling; carrying |
phrenia | of the mind |
phthisis | wasting away |
phylaxis | protection |
physis | growing |
plakia | plaque |
plasia | formation |
plastic | forming |
plasty | surgical repair |
plegia | paralysis |
plegic | one who is paralyzed |
pnea | breath |
poiesis | formation |
poietic | forming |
poietin | one that forms |
porosis | lessening in density |
ptosis | falling down; drooping |
rrhage | discharge heavily |
rrhagia | heavy discharge |
rraphy | surgical suturing |
rrhea | a flowing, a flux |
rrhexis | rupture |
schisis | splitting |
scope | instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring) |
scopy | use of an instrument for observing |
somnia | sleep |
spasm | contraction |
stalsis | contraction |
stasis | stopping; constant |
stat | agent to maintain a state |
static | maintaining a state |
stenosis | narrowing |
stomy | opening |
tome | cutting instrument, segment |
tomy | cutting operation |
trophic | nutritional |
trophy | nutrition |
tropia | turning |
tropic | turning toward |
tropy | condition of turning toward |
uria | urine |
version | turning |