Unit 5 Suffixes

 

Suffix Definition
–al pertaining to
–algia pain
–ar pertaining to
–ary pertaining to
–atic pertaining to
–ation word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–centesis puncture
–clasia breakdown process leading to disease
–cle diminutive suffix
–desis binding together
–dynia pain
–eal pertaining to
–ectomy cutting out of
–ella diminutive suffix
–emia present in blood, indicating disease
–genesis the process of creating
–gram a record of a test or procedure
–graph instrument for recording a procedure
–graphy a test or procedure
–ia disease
–ic pertaining to
–ification word ending that turns a noun into a verb
–ing verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)
–ion word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–is anatomical structure
–ist someone who studies
–itis inflammation
–ium anatomical structure
–logy study of
–lysis breaking down; destroying
–malacia softening due to disease
–meter instrument for measuring
–oid looks like; resembles
–oma tumor
–on unit of anatomical structure
–ory pertaining to
–osis process
–osity word ending that turns a noun into an adjective and back into a noun again
–ous word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
–pathy disease process
–penia low levels of
–physis growth; form
–plasia the process of molding or growing
–plasty surgical revision
–poiesis creation process
–ptosis drooping
–rrhaphy suturing
–scope instrument for looking inside
–sion the state of
–sium anatomical word ending
–spasm involuntary contraction
–tomy cutting
–um
–us
anatomical structure word ending
–y disease

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