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Common Suffixes
Common suffixes for medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pertaining to pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -cele | pertaining to a tumor or swelling |
| -centesis | pertaining to puncturing an organ or body |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood |
| -esthesia | pertaining to a sensation or perception |
| -genic | causing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | a record or the instrument used to create the record |
| -ia | condition of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | decline, disintegration, or destruction |
| -megaly | enlargement of |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -ology | science or study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | pertaining to a disease process |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -pathy | disease of a system for treating disease |
| -phagia | pertaining to eating or swallowing |
| -phasia | pertaining to speech |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| -plasty | plastic surgery |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | pertaining to breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhagia | abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhaphy | suture of, repair of |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| -scopy | examination with an instrument |
| -sis | a process, action, or condition |
| -stasis | slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid |
| -taxis | order, arrangement of |
| -trophic | pertaining to nutrition |
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