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Suffixes
PMI Common Medical
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac, al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | recording, writing |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhage | burst forth, excessive flow |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling, standing |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |