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Common Suffixes

Common suffixes for medical terminology

TermDefinition
-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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