| –al |
pertaining to |
| –algia |
pain |
| –amine |
chemical group |
| –bulum |
suffix forming the name of an instrument |
| –cele |
hernia |
| –ectomy |
cutting out of |
| –em |
present in blood (shortening of [h]em[e]) |
| –emia |
present in blood, indicating disease |
| –genesis |
the process of creating |
| –genic |
giving rise to |
| –graphy |
a test or procedure |
| –ia |
disease |
| –iasis |
presence of an abnormality |
| –ic |
pertaining to |
| –in |
chemical name ending for a protein |
| –ine |
chemical name ending |
| –ion |
word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –is |
anatomical structure |
| –ism |
belief; process word ending |
| –itis |
inflammation |
| –lith |
stone |
| –logist |
one who studies |
| –lysis |
breaking down; destroying |
| –megaly |
enlargement due to disease |
| –oid |
looks like; resembles |
| –oma |
tumor |
| –osis |
process |
| –pathy |
disease process |
| –penia |
low levels of |
| –plasia |
the process of molding or growing |
| –poiesis |
creation process |
| –ptosis |
drooping |
| –rrhea |
abnormal flow |
| –sive |
capable of |
| –sterone |
chemical name ending |
| –tion |
word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –tomy |
cutting |
| –toxin |
poisonous to |
| –tropic |
influencing the activity of a gland |
| –tropin |
chemical which influences the activity of a gland |
| –y |
disease |
