Medical Terminology Systems, Chapter 2, Suffixes - Addendum

List of common Pathological and related suffixes

- algia, -dynia, -cele, -ectasis, -edema, -emesis, -emia, -gen, -genesis, -iasis, -itis, -lith, -malacia, -megaly, -oma, -osis, -pathy, -penia, -phagia, -phasia, -phobia, -plasia, -plasm, -plasm, -plegia, -ptosis, -rrhage, -rrhgia, -rrhea, -rrexis, -sclerosis, -spasm, -stenosis, -toxic and trophy

List of common grammatical suffixes (adjective, pertaining to)

-ac, -al, -ar, ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, -ous and -tic

List of common surgical suffixes

-centesis, -clasis, -desis, ectomy, -lysis, -pexy, -plasty, -rraphy, -stomy, -tome, -tomy and -tripsy

List of common grammatical suffixes (noun, condition)

-esis, -ia and -ism

List of common diagnostic suffixes

-gram, -graph, -graphy, -meter, -metry, -scope and -scopy

List of common grammatical suffixes (noun, medicine/treatment)

-iatry

List of common grammatical suffixes (noun, specialist)

-ician or -ist

List of common grammatical suffixes (diminutive, small/minute)

-icle,-ole and -ule

List of common grammatical suffixes (noun, condition/process)

-y

Diagnostic and related suffix

A suffix describing a procedure preformed to identify the cause and nature of the illness.

Pathological suffix

A suffix describing an abnormal condition or disease.

Surgical Suffix

A suffix that describes a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part.

3 main suffix types

Surgical, Diagnostic, Pathological and Related

Compound word

Word with more than one word root