| –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 |
