Suffixes PDF

# Suffixes ## And lots more suffixes | Suffix | What It Means | |---|---| | -ostomy, -stomy | Artificial surgical opening | | -penia | Lack of or deficiency | | -pexy, -pexis | Surgical fixation | | -phagia, -phagy | Eating | | -phobia | Morbid fear of or intolerance | | -plasia | Formation, deve...

# Suffixes ## And lots more suffixes | Suffix | What It Means | |---|---| | -ostomy, -stomy | Artificial surgical opening | | -penia | Lack of or deficiency | | -pexy, -pexis | Surgical fixation | | -phagia, -phagy | Eating | | -phobia | Morbid fear of or intolerance | | -plasia | Formation, development | | -plasty | Surgical reconstruction, or shaping of | | -plegia | Paralysis | | -pnea | Breathing | | -poiesis | Production or manufacture of | | -ptosis | Downward displacement, or drooping | | -rrhage, -rrhagia | Excessive flow or discharge | | -rrhaphy | Suturing in place, fixation | | -rrhea | Flow or discharge | | -rrhexis | Rupture or breaking away | | -sclerosis | Hardening | | -scope | Instrument used to visually examine | | -scopy | Process of visual examination | | -spasm | Sudden or involuntary | | -tome | Instrument | | -tripsy | Crushing | | -trophic, -trophy | Growth or development | ## And lots more suffixes | Suffix | What It Means | |---|---| | -form, -oid | Looking like, resembling, or shaped like | | -genesis | A beginning process, origin of | | -genic | Produced by | | -gram | A written record | | -graph | Instrument used to record | | -graphy | Process of recording | | -ism | Condition or theory | | -lysis | Destruction, breakdown, or separation | | -malacia | Softening | | -megaly | Enlargement | | -meter | Instrument used to measure | | -metry | Process of measuring | | -ologist | One who studies, a specialist | | -ology | Study of, process of study | | -opsy | To view | | -otomy | Process of incision or cutting into | ## And lots more suffixes | Suffix | What It Means | |---|---| | -ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic | Related to or pertaining to | | -algia, -dynia | Pain, discomfort | | -ate, -ize | Subject to, use | | -cele | Protrusion (hernia) | | -centesis | Surgical puncture to withdraw or aspirate fluid | | -cle, -cule, -ule, -ulus | Small | | -cyte | Cell | | -desis | Surgical fusion or binding | | -dynia | Pain | | -ectomy | Cutting out, surgical removal | | -emesis | Vomit | | -emia | Pertaining to blood, a blood condition | | -ent, -er, -ist | Person, agent | | -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y | State of or condition of |