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Common Suffixes
Common Suffixes for Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain; suffering |
| asthenia | weakness |
| cele | hernia, protrusion |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| cidal | killing |
| clasia | break |
| clasis | break |
| clast | break |
| clysis | irrigating; washing |
| coccus | berry shaped (a form of bacterium) |
| crine | separate; secrete |
| crit | to separate |
| cyte | cell |
| desis | fusion; to bind; tie together |
| drome | run; running |
| ductor | to lead or pull |
| dynia | pain |
| ectasis | stretching out; dilation; expansion |
| ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| ectopia | displacement |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood; blood condition |
| gen | producing; forming |
| genesis | producing; forming |
| genic | producing; forming |
| gnosis | a knowing |
| gram | record; x-ray |
| graph | instrument used to record |
| graphy | process of recording; x-ray filming |
| ictal | seizure; attack |
| ism | state of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lepsy | seizure |
| logist | specialist |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | destruction; reduce; separation |
| malacia | softening |
| mani | madness; insane desire |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | instrument used to measure |
| metry | measurement |
| morph | form; shape |
| oid, ode | resembling |
| oma | tumor; mass |
| opia | vision (condition) |
| opsy | to view |
| oxia | oxygen |
| paresis | slight paralysis |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | abnormal reduction in number; lack of |
| peps, pepsia | digestion |
| pexy | surgical fixation; suspension |
| phagia | eating; swallowing |
| philia | love |
| phily | love |
| phobia | abnormal fear of or adversion to specific objects or things |
| phonia | sound or voice |
| phoria | feeling |
| physis | growth |
| plasia | formation; development; a growth |
| plasm | growth; formation; substance |
| plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
| plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| pnea | breathing |
| porosis | lessening in density; porous condition |
| praxia | in front of; before |
| ptosis | drooping; sagging; prolapse |
| ptysis | spitting |
| rrhage | bursting forth, an abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding |
| rrhagia | bursting forth, an abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding |
| rrhaphy | to suture or stitch |
| rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge |
| rrhexix | rupture |
| schisis | split; fissure |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | instrument used for visual exam |
| scopic | visual exam |
| scopy | visual exam with an instrument |
| sepsis | infection |
| sis | state of |
| spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| stalsis | contraction; constriction |
| stat | to stop |
| stenosis | narrowing; constriction |
| stomy | new artificial opening |
| therapy | treatment |
| tome | instrument used to cut |
| tomy | cutting into; surgical incision |
| tripsy | crushing |
| trophy | nourishment |
| ule | little |
| uria | urine; urination |
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