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