Medical Term: Suffixes
Suffixes
- word components that appear at the end of the word to change the meaning of the word.
General Suffixes: -age -icidal, -cide -form -iatry, iatrist -ical -ion -ology, -ologist -ole -opia -phylaxis -pnea -therapy -uria
-age: related to. -icidal, -cide: pertaining to killing. -form: shape. -iatry, iatrist: healing by provider, healer. -ical: pertaining to. -ion: process, -ology, -ologist: study of, one who studies. -ole: little, small. -opia: vision. -phylaxis: protection, prevention. -pnea: breathing. -therapy: treatment. -uria: urine.
Disorders, conditions: -algia -asthenia -cele -dynia -ectasis -emesis -emia -gen -ia, -ism -iasis -itis -malacia -mania -megaly -oid -ole
-algia: pain. -asthenia: weakness. -cele: swelling, herniation. -dynia: pain. -ectasis: dilation expansion. -emesis: vomiting. -emia: blood condition. -gen: producing. -ia, -ism: condition. -iasis: presence of, formation of. -itis: inflammation. -malacia: weakening of, softening of. -mania: obsessive preoccupation. -megaly: enlargement. -oid: seeming like. -ole: small.
Surgical, procedural suffixes: -centesis -cise -clasis -desis -ectomy -gram -graph -graphy -ion -lepsy -lysis
-centesis: surgical puncture. -cise: cut, remove. -clasis: break down. -desis: stabilization, binding. -ectomy: removal, excision. -gram: record. -graph: instrument for recording. -graphy: process of recording. -ion: process. -lepsy: seizure, convulsion. -lysis: destruction, separation.
Surgical, procedural suffixes: -meter -metry -pexy -plasty -scopy -spasm -stasis -stomy -tomy -tripsy
-meter: device for measuring -metry: process of measuring -pexy: fixation, to put in place. -plasty: surgical repair, reformation. -scopy: visual examination. -spasm: involuntary twitch, contraction. -stasis: stopping or controlling. -stomy: a new opening. -tomy: incision. -tripsy: crushing.
Disorders, conditions: -oma -osis -pathy -penia -phagia -phasia -phobia -plasia -plegia -ptosis -rrage -rrhage -rrhea -rrhexis -sclerosis -trophy
-oma: tumor. -osis: condition, usually abnormal. -pathy: disorder, disease. -penia: deficiency, decrease. -phagia: eating, swallowing. -phasia: speech. -phobia: fear. -plasia: formation of. -plegia: paralysis. -ptosis: drooping, falling. -rrhage: bursting forth. -rrhea: flow, discharge. -rrhexis: rupture. -sclerosis: hardening condition. -trophy: development.
