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Suffixes 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -e | noun marker |
| -ia/-ism | condition of |
| -iasis | formation of or presence of |
| -iatrics/-iatry | treatment |
| -ic/-ical/-is/-ous/-tic | pertaining to |
| -icle | small |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -logist | one who specialized in or study or treatment of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | condition of vision |
| -osis | condition or increase |
| -paresis | slight paresis |
| -pathy | disease |