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Common Suffixes
Common Suffixes of Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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-ac | pertaining to |
-ago | condition of |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-ation | indicates a process |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-dynia | pain |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ectomy | removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-graph | instrument used to produce a record |
-ia | condition of |
-ic | pertaining to |
-icle | small |
-ism | condition of |
-itis | inflammation |
-ium | tissue, structure |
-lysis | loosen, breakdown |
-megaly | enlargement |
-ole | small |
-osis | condition of |
-ostomy | creation of an opening |
-ous | pertaining to |
-penia | deficiency |
-plasty | reconstruction, surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
-porosis | abnormal condition of small pores |
-rrhage | excessive flow |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of viewing |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-tomy | incision, cut |
-ule | small |