NRSG Suffixes

-able

able to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar, -ary

pertaining to

-cele

swelling, tumor

-centesis

surgical puncture, puncture to remove fluid

-cide

destructive, killing

-cule

little

-cyte

cell

-ectasia

expansion, dilation

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emia

blood (condition of)

-esis

action

-form

shaped like

-genesis, -genic

origin, formation, produced by

-gram

record, recording

-graph, -graphy

writing, process of recording

-ia, -iasis

state or condition

-ic, -ac

pertaining to

-ism

condition, disease, or disorder

-itis

inflammation

-ium

tissue, structure

-ize

to treat

-lith

stone

-logist, -ist

one who specializes in

-logy

study of

-lysis

disintegration

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-meter

measuring instrument

-oid

resemblance, likeness

-oma

tumor

-opathy, -pathy

any disease of

-orrhaphy

surgical repair

-osis

disease, abnormal condition

-ostomy, -stomy

to form an opening

-ous

pertaining to, characterized by

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency, decrease

-phage

ingesting

-phobia

fear

-plasty

plastic surgery, surgical repair, reconstruction

-plegia

paralysis

-rhage

hemorrhage

-rrhaphy

suturing

-rhea, -rrhea

excessive discharge

-rhexis

rupture

-scope

lighted instrument for examination

-scopy

to examine visually, process of examining

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-tomy

incision, cutting

-stomy

surgical opening

-uria

urine