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Suffixes
Medical Terminology: Common Suffixes
Suffix | Meaning |
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algia | pain |
cele | hernia or protrusion |
cise | cut |
cyte | cell |
cide | kill |
dynia | pain |
emia | condition of the blood |
genesis | the beginning, development, or production of something |
ia | condition or state |
itis | inflammation |
ion | process |
ist | one who specializes |
iasis | abnormal condition |
ism | state of |
ize | to use or take away |
logist | one who studies |
lith | stone |
lapse | slide or sag |
logy | study of |
lysis | destruction |
megaly | enlargement |
osis | abnormal condition |
oma | tumor or mass |
ole | small |
paresis | weakness |
phasia | speech |
partum | birth or labor |
phobia | fear |
pnea | breathing |
penia | few |
plasm | development |
plegia | paralysis |
pathy | disease |
rrhea | flow or discharge |
rrhage | excessive |
stasis | stopping |
sclerosis | hardening |
sis | condition |
stenosis | narrowing |
therapy | treatment |
trophy | nourishment |
uria | condition of the urine |