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Suffixes
Nervous System Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| - al; - ar; - ary; - eal | pertaining to |
| - algia | pain |
| - asthenia | weakness |
| - cele | swelling; protrusion |
| - ectomy | surgical removal of |
| - esthesia | feeling; sensation |
| - emia; - ia | condition |
| - gram | image; record |
| - ism | process; condition |
| - iasis | abnormal condition |
| - itis | inflammation |
| - lepsy | seizure |
| - lysis | - lytic |
| - oma | tumor; mass |
| - osis | abnormal condition |
| - pathy | disease |
| - phasia | speech |
| - plasty | surgical repair |
| - sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| - taxia | muscle coordination |
| - tomy | incision; cut into |