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MED terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to ex: cardiAC |
| -al | pertaining to ex: skeletAL |
| -ar | pertaining to ex: musculAR |
| -ary | pertaining to ex: pulmonARY |
| -eal | pertaining to ex: esophagEAL |
| -ic | pertaining to ex: medIC |
| -tic | pertaining to ex: neuroTIC |
| -ous | pertaining to ex: subcutaneOUS |
| -ia | condition ex: pneumonIA |
| -ism | condition ex: autISM |
| -lum | tissue, structure ex:pericardLUM |
| -y | condition ,procedure ex: hypertrophY |
| -icle | small ex: ventrICLE |
| -ole | small ex: arteriOLE |
| -ule | small ex: pustULE |
| -ula | small ex: uvULA |
| -latrics | medical science |
| -latry | medical science |
| -latrist | specialist in the medicine of |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -lasis | presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, breakdown, |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -old | res |
| -latry | medical science |
| -latrist | specialist in the medicine of |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -lasis | presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, breakdown, |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -old | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhagia | excessive flow |
| rrhexis | flow |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |