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Suffixes
Medical Terminology: Common Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| cele | hernia or protrusion |
| cise | cut |
| cyte | cell |
| cide | kill |
| dynia | pain |
| emia | condition of the blood |
| genesis | the beginning, development, or production of something |
| ia | condition or state |
| itis | inflammation |
| ion | process |
| ist | one who specializes |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| ism | state of |
| ize | to use or take away |
| logist | one who studies |
| lith | stone |
| lapse | slide or sag |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | destruction |
| megaly | enlargement |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| oma | tumor or mass |
| ole | small |
| paresis | weakness |
| phasia | speech |
| partum | birth or labor |
| phobia | fear |
| pnea | breathing |
| penia | few |
| plasm | development |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pathy | disease |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| rrhage | excessive |
| stasis | stopping |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| sis | condition |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| therapy | treatment |
| trophy | nourishment |
| uria | condition of the urine |