Suffixes in Medical Terminology

-centesis indicates a surgical procedure involving puncture.
-cise means to cut or remove.
-ectomy refers to the surgical removal or excision of something.
-gram denotes a record or image obtained through a specific diagnostic method.
-lysis indicates the destruction or breakdown of something.
-algia signifies pain.
-ectasis indicates dilation or expansion of a body part or structure.
-emia refers to a condition involving the blood.
-itis signifies inflammation.
-malacia denotes softening or weakening of a tissue.
-cidal pertains to killing or being lethal.
-form refers to shape or form.
-ology indicates the study or science of a particular subject.
-opia relates to vision or eyesight.
-pnea means breathing.
-uria indicates a condition involving urine.
-plasty denotes surgical repair or reconstruction.
-scopy refers to a visual examination using a scope.
-stasis signifies the stopping or control of a process or flow.
-stomy indicates the creation of a new opening.
-tomy signifies an incision.
-tripsy refers to crushing.
-oma indicates a tumor.
-osis denotes an abnormal condition or state.
-pathy refers to a disorder or disease.
-penia indicates a deficiency or reduction in something.
-phagia signifies swallowing.
-phasia relates to speech.
-plegia denotes paralysis.
-ptosis denotes drooping or falling.
-sclerosis indicates hardening or stiffening of a tissue.

-centeis refers to a surgical procedure, such as an amniocentesis (procedure to obtain amniotic fluid).
-cise means to cut or remove, as in circumcision (the surgical removal of the foreskin).
-ectomy signifies the removal or excision of something, like appendectomy (removal of the appendix).

-gram refers to a record, such as an electrocardiogram (a record of the heart's electrical activity).
-scopy means a visual exam, like colonoscopy (visual examination of the colon).

-lysis refers to destruction, like hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells).
-algia signifies pain, like neuralgia (pain in a nerve).
-ectasis means dilation, like bronchiectasis (dilation of the bronchi).
-emia describes a blood condition, like anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells).
-it is indicates inflammation, like tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils).
-malacia means weakening of, like osteomalacia (softening of the bones).
-osis signifies an abnormal condition, such as osteoporosis (porous bones).
-pathy refers to a disorder, like neuropathy (a disorder that affects the nerves).
-penia means a deficiency or decrease, like leukopenia (a deficiency of white blood cells).
-phagia means swallowing, like dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).
-plegia refers to paralysis, like hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body).
-ptosis signifies drooping or falling, like blepharoptosis (drooping of the eyelid).
-sclerosis means hardening, like atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

-cidal pertains to killing, like bactericidal (killing bacteria).
-form refers to shape, like fusiform (spindle-shaped).
-ology signifies the study of, like cardiology (the study of the heart).
-opia relates to vision, like myopia (nearsightedness).
-pnea means breathing, like apnea (cessation of breathing).
-uria refers to urine, like hematuria (blood in the urine).
-stomy means a new opening, like colostomy (a surgically created opening in the colon).
-tomy signifies an incision, like tracheotomy (an incision into the trachea).
-tripsy refers to crushing, like lithotripsy (crushing of kidney stones).
-oma indicates a tumor, like carcinoma (a cancerous tumor).
-stasis means stop or control, like hemostasis (stopping of bleeding).
-plasty signifies surgical repair, like rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose).