Medical Terminology Suffixes - EvCC
Terms
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- -able
- capable of
- -ible
- capable of
- -ac
- pertaining to
- -al
- pertaining to
- -an
- pertaining to
- -ar
- pertaining to
- -ary
- pertaining to
- -eal
- pertaining to
- -ic
- pertaining to
- -ive
- pertaining to
- -tic
- pertaining to
- -ase
- enzyme
- -algia
- pain
- -cele
- hernia
- -centesis
- procedure to aspirate fluid
- -ectasis
- dilation
- -ectasia
- dilation
- -ectomy
- excision or removal
- -edema
- swelling
- -emesis
- vomiting
- -emia
- blood
- -genic
- beginning or producing
- -genesis
- beginning or producing
- -gram
- record
- -graph
- instrument for recording
- -graphy
- process of recording
- -ia
- condition
- -iasis
- condition
- -ism
- condition
- -ist
- one who
- -itis
- inflammation
- -ium
- membrane
- -kinesia
- movement or motion
- -kinesis
- movement or motion
- -logist
- specialist
- -logy
- study of
- -lysis
- loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying
- -lytic
- pertaining to destruction
- -malacia
- softening
- -mania
- preoccupation
- -megaly
- enlargement
- -meter
- instrument for measuring
- -metry
- process of measuring
- -oid
- resembling
- -oma
- tumor
- -opia
- vision
- -ose
- sugar
- -osis
- condition
- -ous
- characterized by or pertaining to
- -pathy
- disease or abnormality
- -penia
- deficiency
- -pexy
- surgical fixation
- -phagia
- eating or swallowing
- -phagic
- eating or swallowing
- -phagy
- eating or swallowing
- -phasia
- speech
- -phobia
- abnormal fear
- -plasty
- surgical repair
- -plegia
- paralysis
- -rrhage
- excessive flow or discharge
- -rrhagia
- excessive flow or discharge
- -rrhaphy
- suture
- -rrhea
- flow or discharge
- -rrhexis
- rupture
- -sclerosis
- hardening
- -scopy
- examination with an instrument
- -spasm
- twitching
- -stomy
- forming an opening
- -stasis
- stopping
- -tome
- an instrument for cutting
- -tomy
- incision (cutting into)
- -tripsy
- surgical crushing
- -trophic
- nutrition
- -trophy
- nutrition