Suffixes

ac

pertaining to

allo

other

an

pertaining to

anti

against

brady

slow

a

no, not, without

al

pertaining to

blast

embryonic, immature cell

capina

carbon dioxide

cele

hernia

clasis

to break

clast

to break

cyte

cell

dia

complete

dys

bad, painful, difficult

dispsia

thirst

endo

within

epi

above, upon

ectomy

removal, incision

emia

blood condition

eu

good, normal

extra

outside

hyper

above

hypo

below

ia

condition

ism

condition

itis

inflammation

lith

stone

lysis

breakdown, seperation

lytic

reduce, destroy

tachy

fast

super/supra

above

malacia

softening

metry

process of measuring

osis

condition of

oxia

oxygen

penia

deficiency

pathy

disease

phagia

eating, swallowing

plasty

surgical repair

ptosis

droop, sag

rrhexis

rupture