Unit 12 Suffixes
| Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| –al | pertaining to |
| –algia | pain |
| –ar | pertaining to |
| –ation | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –cele | hernia |
| –centesis | puncture |
| –cide | substance which kills |
| –cyte | cell |
| –dynia | pain |
| –ectomy | cutting out of |
| –facient | substance that promotes a process |
| –gen | arising from |
| –genesis | the process of creating |
| –genic | giving rise to |
| –gram | a record of a test or procedure |
| –graph | instrument for recording a procedure |
| –graphy | a test or procedure |
| –ia | disease |
| –ial | pertaining to |
| –ian | pertaining to |
| –iasis | presence of an abnormality |
| –ic | pertaining to |
| –iferous | having, bearing, or containing |
| –in | name for a protein |
| –ine | pertaining to (also a chemical name ending, depending on the context) |
| –ing | verb ending that makes the continuous tense |
| –ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –ism | belief; process word ending |
| –itis | inflammation |
| –ity | turns a noun into a state of being |
| –ium | anatomical structure |
| –ize | turns a noun into a verb |
| –logist | one who studies |
| –logy | study of |
| –lysis | breaking down; destroying |
| –lytic | substance that causes a breakdown or destruction |
| –megaly | enlargement due to disease |
| –metry | the act of measuring |
| –oma | tumor |
| –osis | process |
| –osum –osus |
full of, prone to |
| –pathy | disease process |
| –pexy | surgical fixation |
| –plasia | the process of molding or growing |
| –plasty | surgical revision |
| –ptosis | drooping |
| –rrhage | bursting forth |
| –rrhagia | bursting forth in disease |
| –rrhaphy | suturing |
| –rrhea | abnormal flow |
| –rrhexis | rupture |
| –scope | instrument for looking inside |
| –scopy | the process of looking inside |
| –stenosis | abnormal narrowing of an opening |
| –stomy | creating an opening with surgery |
| –tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –tomy | cutting |
| –trop | influencing the activity of |
| –ula –ule |
diminutive suffix |
| –um –us |
anatomical structure word ending |
| –y | disease |
| –zoa –zoon |
living thing |
