| –al |
pertaining to |
| –algia |
pain |
| –ar |
pertaining to |
| –ary |
pertaining to |
| –ation |
word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –cele |
hernia |
| –cle |
diminutive suffix |
| –dynia |
pain |
| –eal |
pertaining to |
| –ectasia |
dilated condition |
| –ectasis |
dilation |
| –ectomy |
cutting out of |
| –emia |
present in blood, indicating disease |
| –ence |
word ending that turns an adjective into a noun |
| –esis |
process |
| –etic |
a drug causing a process |
| –genic |
giving rise to |
| –gram |
a record of a test or procedure |
| –graphy |
a test or procedure |
| –ia |
disease |
| –iasis |
presence of an abnormality |
| –ic |
pertaining to |
| –in |
chemical name ending |
| –ing |
at the end of a verb, means "ongoing" |
| –ion |
word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –ism |
belief; process word ending |
| –itis |
inflammation |
| –lith |
stone |
| –logist |
one who studies |
| –logy |
study of |
| –lysis |
breaking down; destroying |
| –malacia |
softening due to disease |
| –megaly |
enlargement due to disease |
| –oma |
tumor |
| –on |
unit of anatomical structure |
| –or |
muscle that has that action |
| –osis |
process |
| –pathy |
disease process |
| –pexy |
surgical fixation |
| –plasty |
surgical revision |
| –plegia |
inability to move |
| –poiesis |
creation process |
| –ptosis |
drooping |
| –rrhaphy |
suturing |
| –rrhea |
abnormal flow |
| –rrhexis |
rupture |
| –scope |
instrument for looking inside |
| –scopy |
the process of looking inside |
| –spasm |
involuntary contraction |
| –stenosis |
abnormal narrowing of an opening |
| –stomy |
creating an opening with surgery |
| –tion |
word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –tive |
to go |
| –tomy |
cutting |
| –trophy |
nourishment, growth |
| –ule |
diminutive suffix |
| –us |
anatomical structure ending |
