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Medic Term
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | resection, removal, cutting out |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | conditon, process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | process of cutting into; incision |