Med Terms & Abbreviations - Suffixes I

-ac, -al, -ic, -ary, -ar

pertaining to, related to, located in

-agra

excessive pain

-algia

pain

-apheresis

removal

-asthenia

weakness

-ase

enzyme

-ate

use, subject to

-atresia

absence of normal body opening

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-cele

protrusion, hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cidal

killing

-clasia, clast

break

-cle, -cule, -ole

small

--clysis

irrigation, washing

-coccus, -coccis

berry-shaped

-crit

to separate

-crine

separate, secrete

-cyte

cell

-desis

surgical fixation

-drome

run, running

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ectopic

displacement

-emesis

vomit

-emia

blood condition

-ent, -er

person or agent

-ia

abnormal state

-esis, -ia, -a, -ism, -ity, -y, -osis, -tion, -sis, -iasis, -sia

state or condition, disease