Terminology: Suffixes
Terms
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Suffix 1:
-ac -
pertaining to
Ex.: cardiac -
Suffix 2:
-algia, -algesia -
pain
Ex.: cephalgia, neuralgia, analgesia -
Suffix 3:
-cide -
killer
Ex.: suicide, spermicide -
Suffix 4:
-dipsia -
thirst
Ex.: polydipsia -
Suffix 5:
-ectomy -
removal of, cut out
Ex.: appendectomy -
Suffix 6:
-emesis -
vomiting
Ex.: hematemesis, antiemetic -
Suffix 7:
-iasis -
abnormal condition
Ex.: nephrolithiasis -
Suffix 8:
-iatry -
treatment
Ex.: podiatry, psychiatry -
suffix 9:
-ism -
condition, state
Ex.: alcoholism -
Suffix 10:
-itis -
inflammation
Ex.: colitis, rhinitis -
Suffix 11:
-ium -
tissue
Ex.: pericardium -
Suffix 12:
-ize -
(makes a verb)
Ex.: immunize -
Suffix 13:
-lepsy -
seizure
Ex.: narcolepsy -
Suffix 14:
-logy -
study of, reasoning about
Ex.: etiology, biology -
Suffix 15:
-oma -
tumor
Ex.: melanoma -
Suffix 16:
-path, -pathy -
disease, suffering
Ex.: homeopathy, cardiomyopathy -
Suffix 17:
-pepsia -
digestion
Ex.: dyspepsia -
Suffix 18:
-plasty -
reshaping, repair of
Ex.: rhinoplasty, tympanoplasty -
Suffix 19:
-rhea -
discharge, flow
Ex.: diarrhea, leukorrhea -
Suffix 20:
-stat -
stop
ex.: bacteriostat, hemostat -
Suffix 21:
-tomy -
cut
Ex.: nephrotomy