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Suffixes
Common suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ac, Al, Ary, Ous, Ic, Ak, Cal | Pertaining to |
| Ia, Osis, Ism | Condition of |
| Icle, Ole, Ule | Small |
| Algia, Dynia | Pain |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Emia | Blood condition |
| Lysis | Loosen/ Breakdown |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Penia | Defiency |
| Rrhage | Excessive flow |
| Spasm | Involuntary contraction |
| Graph | Instrument used to produce a record |
| Scope | Instrument used to look |
| Scopy | Process of looking |
| Ectomy | Removal |
| Plasty | Reconstruction |
| Stomy | Creation of an opening |
| Tomy | Incision |