Unit 8 Suffixes
| Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| –al | pertaining to |
| –algia | pain |
| –amine | chemical group |
| –ant | word ending that indicates a substance having that property |
| –ar | pertaining to |
| –ary | pertaining to |
| –ase | name for an enzyme, a protein or RNA molecule which promotes the forming or breaking of chemical bonds |
| –ated | having that quality |
| –centesis | puncture |
| –dynia | pain |
| –eal | pertaining to |
| –eau | ending used in some words of French origin |
| –ectasia | dilated condition |
| –ectasis | dilation |
| –ectomy | cutting out of |
| –em | present in blood (shortening of [h]em[e]) |
| –emia | present in blood, indicating disease |
| –esis | process |
| –gen | arising from |
| –genesis | the process of creating |
| –genic | giving rise to |
| –gram | a record of a test or procedure |
| –graphy | a test or procedure |
| –ia | disease |
| –iac | pertaining to |
| –ial | pertaining to |
| –ic | pertaining to |
| –icle | diminutive suffix |
| –ile | word ending meaning "able to" |
| –in | chemical name ending for a protein |
| –ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –is | anatomical structure |
| –ism | belief; process word ending |
| –ist | someone who studies |
| –itis | inflammation |
| –ity | turns a noun into a state of being |
| –ium | word ending for an anatomical structure |
| –ive | to go |
| –ize | to make; cause to become |
| –ization | the process of making or causing to become |
| –logist | one who studies |
| –logy | study of |
| –lysis | breaking down; destroying |
| –malacia | softening due to disease |
| –megaly | enlargement due to disease |
| –meter | instrument for measuring |
| –oid | looks like; resembles |
| –ole | diminutive suffix |
| –oma | tumor |
| –one | chemical name ending |
| –or | substance or muscle which has that action |
| –ose | having that quality |
| –osis | process |
| –osus | Latin word ending |
| –ous | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
| –pathy | disease process |
| –penia | low levels of |
| –pexy | surgical fixation |
| –plasia | the process of molding or growing |
| –plasty | surgical revision |
| –poiesis | creation process |
| –ptosis | drooping |
| –rrhage | bursting forth |
| –rrhaphy | suturing |
| –rrhexis | rupture |
| –scope | instrument for looking inside |
| –scopy | the process of looking inside |
| –sion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –stenosis | abnormal narrowing of an opening |
| stomy | creating an opening (or "mouth") with surgery |
| –tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –tomy | cutting |
| –us | anatomical structure word ending |
| –y | disease |
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