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Medical Suffixes
All of Suffixes of Medical language of lesson 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Suffixes | End of word (condition, status, diagnoses) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ia -osus -osis -ism | condition condition -condition, process |
| -ary -ious -tiz -ior -tous -etics -atory -ous -tic -ic | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -logistic -ist | one show studies specialist in |
| -ation -ery | process process of |
| -thorax | chest |
| -pathy | disease |
| -gram | record |
| -ion | action, condition |
| -emia -emic | a blood condition pertaining to condition of the blood |
| -um | structure |
| -ai | pertaining to, condition |
| -osa | full of; like |
| -elle | small |
| -some | body |
| -plasm | something formed |
| -lyte | soluble |
| -type -ing | model |
| -ive | quality of, pertaining to |
| -scopy -opsy | to examine, to view |
| -ity -iasis | condition, state |
| -gen | produce, form |
| -ent | end result |
| -um | tissues |
| -stasis | standstill, control |
| -tomy | process of separtaing |
| -ity | state, condition |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -in | substance |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -ant | pertaining to, form |
| -ize | affect in a specific way |
| -ancy | state of |
| -derma | skin |
| -gen | produce, create |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -ment | resulting state |
| -ate | composed of pertaining to |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |