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Medical Suffixes PT
| Suffix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ion | process | excision |
| -sis | state of | prognosis |
| -algia | pain | cephalalgia; cephalgia |
| -cele | hernia | adipocele |
| -dynia | pain | arthrodynia |
| -ectasis | dilation; stretching | bronchiectasis |
| -emesis | vomiting | hematemesis |
| -emia | blood condition | ischemia |
| -iasis | abnormal condition | cholecystolithiasis |
| -itis | inflammation | arthritis |
| -lith | stone; calculus | cholelith |
| -lysis | destruction; separation; breakdown | hemolysis |
| -malacia | softening | osteomalacia |
| -megaly | enlargement | cardiomegaly |
| -oma | tumour; growth; neoplasm | hepatoma |
| -osis | abnormal condition or increase | dermatosis |
| -pathy | disease; disease process | encephalopathy |
| -penia | decrease; deficiency | leukocytopenia |
| -phobia | irrational fear | acrophobia |
| -plegia | paralysis | quadripelgia |
| -ptosis | dropping; prolapse; sagging | belpharoptosis |
| -ptysis | spitting | hemoptysis |
| -rrhage; rrhagia | bursting fourth | hemorrhage |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge | leukorrhea |
| -rrhexis | rupture | splenorrhexis |
| -sclerosis | hardening | arteriosclerosis |
| -stenosis | narrowing; stricture | arteriostenosis |
| -y | process | syndactyly |
| -centesis | surgical puncture | abdominocentesis |
| -desis | binding; surgical fusion | arthrodesis |
| -ectomy | excision; surgical removal | mastsectomy |
| -graphy | process of recording | radiography |
| -gram | record; writing | radiogram |
| -graph | instrument used to record | radiograph |
| -meter | measure | pelvimeter |
| -opsy | to view | biopsy |
| -pexy | surgical fixation | gastropexy |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction; surgical repair | arthroplasty |
| -rrhaphy | suture | splenorrhaphy |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine (a body cavity or organ) | bronchoscope |
| -scopy | process of visually examining (a body cavity or organ) by means of an instrument | bronchoscopy |
| -stasis | stopping; controlling | hemostasis |
| -stomy | new opening | tracheostomy |
| -tome | instrument used to cut into or incise | craniotome |
| -tomy | incise; incision; process of cutting into | arthrotomy |
| -blast | immature; growing thing | erythroblast |
| -cyte | cell | leukocyte |
| -er; -ist; -or; -ian | specialist; one who specializes | pracitioner; opthalmologist; donor; physician |
| -logy | study of | hepatology |
| -phagia | to eat; swallow | aphagia |
| -plasia | formation; development | hyperplasia |
| -pnea | breathing | apnea |
| -trophy | development; growth; nutrition | hypertrophy |
| -uria | urine; urination | anuria |
| -genic | producing | carcinogenic |
| -genous | produced by; produced from | endogenous |
| -oid | resembling | lithoid |
| -ole; -ule | small | bronchiole |
| -ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -eal; -ic; -ior; -ose; -ous; -tic | pertaining to | cadiac; renal; tonsillar; mammary; pharyngeal; gastric; anterior; adipose; venous; necrotic; |
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