Medical Word Parts: Suffixes

-ac

pertaining to -

-al

pertaining to

-algesia

sensitivity to pain

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to, relating to

-ate

something that...

-blast

embryonic stage of development, immature

-cele

swelling or herniation or protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cide

to kill; to destroy

-clasis

crushing or breaking up

-cyte

cell

-desis

binding or surgical fusion

-dynia

pain

-e

noun ending

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasia

stretching or dilatation

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-er

one who

-esis

condition of

-fication/-ation

action of, process of

-gen

that which generates

-genesis

generating; formation

-genic

pertaining to formation, producing

-gram

record or picture, written or drawn

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, description of a subject or field

-gravida

pregnancy

-ia

condition, of or pertaining to

-iac

pertaining to

-ian

specialist in a field of study

-iasis

presence of an abnormal condition

-iatrics

relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment

-iatrist

one who treats; a physician

-iatry

medical treatment, medical profession

-ic

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to (-ic + -al)

-ician

specialist in the field of study of

-ics

the science or art of

-ile

pertaining to; capable

-ion

action, process

-ism

condition

-ist

practitioner

-itis

inflammation

-ize

to make; to treat or combine with

-latry

the worship of

-lepsy

seizure, attack

-liter

unit of measurement for liquids

-lith

stone

-lithiasis

presence or formation of stones

-logist

one who specializes in -

-logy

the study of -

-lysis

destruction or detachment

-lytic

destruction

-mania

a mental disorder; a "madness

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measuring device

-metry

process of measuring

-oid

resembling

-ole

small or little

-ology/-logy

the study of

-oma

tumor

-opia

visual condition

-opsia

visual condition

-opsy

process of viewing

-ory

pertaining to; characterized by

-osis

condition

-ostomy

surgical creation of an artificial opening

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease in; deficiency

-pexy

surgical fixation

-philia

attraction to

-phobia

illogical fear

-phore

bearer or producer

-plasia

formation or development

-plasm

living substance

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-ptosis

drooping or prolapse

-rrhagia

excessive flow or discharge

-rrhaphy

suturing

-rrhea

drainage or flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

seeing or observing with a scope

-soma

body or part of a nody

-some

a body of a specified type

-stasis

stopping or controlling

-stomy

surgical creation of a new opening

-tic

pertaining to

-tion

process of

-tomy

incision into

-tripsy

intentional crushing

-ula

small, little

-ule

small one

-um

structure, tissue, or thing

-uria

condition of the urine

-us

indicates the presence of (noun)

-y

condition

-malacia

softening

-physis

growth, growing

-porosis

porous; lessining in density

-asthenia

strength

-esthesia

sensation or feeling

-kinesia

movement

-lexia

reading

-lepsy

...

-phasia

speech

-kinesia

movement

-paresis

partial paralysis

-praxia

perform

-lexia

reading

-globin

containing protein

-phage

to eat

-phoresis

transmission

-poiesis

formation

-ase

enzyme

-emesis

to vomit

-pepsia

state of digestion

-phagia

to eat

-spasm

twitching; involuntary contraction

-tresia

perforation