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Medical Suffixes
Medical Suffixes (CW104)
| Word Part | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to | cardiac...pertaining to the heart |
| -al | pertaining to | myocardial...pertaining to the muscle of the heart |
| -algesia | pain | analgesia...no pain |
| -algia | pain | neuralgia...nerve pain |
| -ar | pertaining to | lumbar |
| -ase | enzyme (makes a noun) | amylase |
| -ate | (makes a verb) | expectorate |
| -cele | herniation, prolapsed | rectocele, cystocele |
| -cide | killer | spermicide |
| -centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid | arthrocentesis, amniocentesis |
| -coccus | berry | staphylococcus |
| -clasis | break | osteoclasis |
| -cyte | cell | osteocyte, hepatocyte |
| -desis | binding, fixation | arthrodesis |
| -dipsia | thirst | polydipsia |
| -dynia | pain | lumbodynia, myodynia |
| -ectomy | removal of, cut out | appendectomy |
| -emesis | vomiting | hematemesis, antiemetic |
| -emia | condition of blood | anemia, drepanocytemia, hypoglycemia |
| -genic | producing | carcinogenic, iatrogenic |
| -gram | a record | angiogram, myelogram |
| -graph | a device which records | electrocardiograph |
| -graphy | the process of recording | radiography |
| -iasis | abnormal condition | nephrolithiasis |
| -iatry | treatment | podiatry, psychiatry |
| -ism | condition, state | alcoholism |
| -ist | specialist | podiatrist |