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Med Term Suffixes
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic | pertaining to | cardiac, skeletal, muscular, pulmonary, esophageal, medic, neurotic, subcutaneous |
| -ia, -ism | condition | pneumonia, autism |
| -ium | tissue, structure | pericardium |
| -y | condition, procedure | hypertrophy |
| -icle, -ole, -ule, -ula | small | ventricle, arteriole, pustule, uvula |
| -iatrics, -iatry | medical science | pediatrics, psychiatry |
| -iatrist | specialist in medicine of | psychiatrist |
| -ist | specialist | dentist |
| -logist | specialist in the study of | psychologist |
| -logy | study of | psychology |
| -algia, -dynia | pain | myalgia, gastrodynia |
| -cele | hernia, swelling (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) | hydrocele |
| -emia | blood condition | leukemia |
| -iasis | presence of | lithiasis |
| -itis | inflammation | arthritis |
| -lysis | loosen, break down | hemolysis |
| -malacia | abnormal softening | osteomalacia |
| -megaly | enlargement | hepatomegaly |
| -oid | resembling | keloid |
| -oma | tumor | melanoma |