Chapter 2 Understanding Suffixes

-al

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of science of

-meter

measure

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-scopy

process of viewing

-drome

run

-emesis

vomitting

-malacia

softening

-opsy

view of

-oxia

condition of oxgyen

-phil -philia

loving or affinity of

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-phasia

speaking

-physis

growth

-plegia

paralysis

-oma

tumor

-stasis

standing still

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-atresia

absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure

-cele

protrusion

-dynia

pain

-ia

condition of

-osis

condition of

-ism

condition or disease

-itis

inflammation

-oma

tumor

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency or abnormal reduction in number

-phobia

fear

-plasia

formation, growth

-rrhagia

abnormal discharge

-rrhea

discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-ad

toward

-a

...

-ae

more then one of somthing

-emia

condition of blood

-iatry

treatment or specialty

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of science

-practic

a practice

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasia -clasis -clast

break apart

-desis

surgical fixation

-ectomy

removal

-gram -graph -graphy

record or image

-meter

measure

-metry

process of measuring

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-phylaxis

protection

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suturing

-scope

viewing instrument

-scopy

process of viewing

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

-tome

cutting instrument

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-ion

process