Medical Terminology Suffixes with
Definitions
SUFFIX
-ac, -al, -ic, -ary, -ar
-agra
-algia
-apheresis
-asthenia
-ase
-ate
-atresia
-capnia
-cele
-centesis
-cidal
-clasia, clast
-cle, -cule, -ole
--clysis
-coccus, -coccis
-crit
-crine
-cyte
-desis
-drome
-dynia
-ectasis
-ectomy
-ectopic
-emesis
-emia
-ent, -er
-ia
-esis, -ia, -a
-ism, -ity, -y
-osis, -tion, -sis
-iasis, -sia
-form, -oid
-gen, -genic
-genesis
MEANING
pertaining to, related to, located in
excessive pain
pain
removal
weakness
enzyme
use, subject to
absence of normal body opening
carbon dioxide
protrusion, hernia
surgical puncture to remove fluid
killing
break
small
irrigation, washing
berry-shaped
to separate
separate, secrete
cell
surgical fixation
run, running
pain
dilation, expansion
surgical removal
displacement
vomit
blood condition
person or agent
abnormal state
state or condition, disease
resembling, shaped like
producing, causing
beginning, origin
-gram
-graph
record
instrument that records
-graphy
-iac
-ible, -ile
-ician
-ictal
-ist, -ologist
-ites, -itis
-ium
-ize
-logy
-lysis, -lytic
-ma, -mat
-malacia
-mania
-megaly
-metor
-metry
-morph
-oma
-opsy
-oxia
-paresis
-pathy
-penia
-pepsia
-pexy, -pexis
-phagia, -phagy
-philia, -phily
-phobia
-phonia
-phoria
-physis
-plasia, -plasm
-plasty
-plegia
-pnea
-poiesis
process of recording
person afflicted with
capable, able
one who
seizure, attack
a specialist in
inflammation
membrane
use, subject to
science, study of
destroy, dissolution, separation
disease, condition
softening
madness
enlargement
instrument used to measure
measurement
form, shape
tumor
to view
oxygen
slight paralysis
disease
deficient, lack of
digestion
fixation, storing
eating, swallowing
love
abnormal fear, intolerance
pertaining to sound
feeling
growth
formation, development
surgical repair
paralysis
breathing
formation
-porosis
-prandial
-praxia
-ptosis
-rrhage, -rrhagia
-rrhaphy
-rrhea
-rrhexis
-sarcoma
-schisis
-sclerosis
-scope
-scopy
-sepsis
-spasm
-stasis
-stenosis
-stomy
-tome
-tomy
-tripsy
-trophy
-ule
passage
meal
in front of, before
drooping, downward displacement
excessive flow
suturing in place
flow or discharge
rupture
malignant tumor
split, fissure
hardening
instrument for examining
visual examination
infection
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
control, stop
narrowing
surgical opening
instrument for
cutting, incision
surgical crushing
nourishment, development
little