Medical Terminology - Suffixes

x-o-lith

A: a calculus in x B: a calculus involving x

x-in

A: a substance which x's B: a substance of x

x-agra

A: gouty pain in x B: gouty pain involving x

x-ist

A: one who x's B: one who specializes in x

x-algia

A: pain in x B: pain involving x

x-o-dynia

A: pain in x B: pain involving x

x-o-rrhea

A: the flowing of x B: the flowing of something from x

x-o-rrhagia

A: the rapid flowing of x B: the rapid flowing of something from x

x-ize

A: to x B: to make something x

x-o-cyte

a cell of x

x-o-penia

a deficiency of x

x-o-pathy

a disease of x

x-o-gram

a record of x

x-ismus

a spasm of x

x-o-spasm

a spasm of x

x-o-gen

a substance which produces x

x-us, x-a, x-um, x-on

a/the x

x-ia

an abnormal condition involving x

x-osis

an abnormal condition involving x

x-ec-o-tome

an instrument for cutting out x

x-o-tome

an instrument for cutting x

x-o-scope

an instrument for examining x

x-o-meter

an instrument for measuring x

x-o-graph

an instrument for recording x

x-o-pexy

diagnostic: the adhesion of x therapeutic: the fixation of x

x-o-lysis

diagnostic: the disintegration of x therapeutic: the separation of x

x-ic-ist

one who specializes in the science of x

x-o-path

one with a disease of x

x-al, x-ic, x-ar, x-ous, x-ary, x-an, x-ac, x-ine

pertaining to x

x-o-tropic

preferentially affecting x

x-o-genous

produced by x

x-o-genic

producing x

x-oid

resembling x

x-o-clast

something which breaks x

x-o-phage

something which ingests x

x-o-stat

something which stops x

x-iasis

the abnormal presence of x

x-o-clasis

the breaking of x

x-o-tomy

the cutting of x

x-ectomy

the cutting out of x

x-o-necrosis

the death of x

x-o-dysplasia

the defective formation of x

x-o-dystrophy

the defective growth of x

x-ectopia

the displacement of x

x-ectasia

the distension of x

x-optosis

the downward displacement of x

x-o-megaly

the enlargement of x

x-o-scopy

the examination of x

x-o-plasia

the formation of x

x-o-poiesis

the formation of x

x-o-trophy

the growth/nourishment of x

x-o-sclerosis

the hardening of x

x-iatry

the healing of x

x-itis

the inflammation of x

x-o-phagy

the ingestion of x

x-atrophy

the lack of growth of x

x-asthenia

the lack of strength of x

x-o-stomy

the making of an opening in x

x-o-metry

the measurement of x

x-o-kinesis

the movement of x

x-o-stenosis

the narrowing of x

x-ostosis

the ossification of x

x-o-plegia

the paralysis of x

x-o-genesis

the production of x

x-o-cele

the protrusion of x

x-o-graphy

the recording of x

x-o-rrhexis

the rupturing of x

x-ics

the science of x

x-o-malacia

the softening of x

x-o-schisis

the splitting of x

x-o-stasis

the stopping of x

x-o-logy

the study of x

x-o-centesis

the surgical puncturing of x

x-o-plasty

the surgical repairing of x

x-o-rrhaphy

the suturing of x

x-edema

the swelling of x

x-o-tropism

the tendency to preferentially affect x

x-o-therapy

treatment by means of x