Common Suffixes
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Common Suffixes SuffixMeaning-algiapain-celehernia or protrusion-cisecut-cytecell-dermaskin-dyniapain-edemaswelling-emiablood condition (add this suffix creates a noun)-emicrelating to blood (add this suffix creates an adjective)-genthat which produces (adding this suffix creates a noun, such as carcinogen, cancer that which produces)-genesisproduction or generation (adding this suffix creates a noun, such as carcinogenesis, cancer production)-genicproducing (adding this suffix creates an adjective, such as a carcinogenic substance, a cancer producing substance)-gnosisknowing-iastate or condition-ionaction or condition-ismstate of-itisinflammation (a response to injury or infection characterized by redness, pain, heat and swelling in the injured or infected area of the body) -izationprocess of-izeuse or subject to-logistone who studies or specialist-logystudy of-lysisseparation or destruction (adding this suffix creates a noun, for example hemolysis, blood destruction)-lyticseparating or destroying (adding this suffix creates an adjective, for example hemolytic, blood destroying, such as "hemolytic anemia")-malaciasoftening-megalyenlargement or large-omatumor or mass-opsyview of-osisabnormal condition or abnormal formation-pathydisease-phobiaabnormal fear or aversion-plegiaparalysis-porosisporous-ptosisdrooping-rrhagia or profuse fluid discharge or excessive discharge
-rrhage-rrheadischarge or flow-rrhexisrupture-sclerosishardening-stasisstanding still-stenosisnarrowing-therapytreatment-trophydevelopment or nourishment (NOTE, the textbook gives very similar definitions to the suffixes "-plasm" and "-plasia" without explaining the differences. These differences are explained in the oncology chapter class notes. Please do not use the suffixes "-plasm" and "-plasia" until we get to that chapter)-umadding "-um" to a word root creates a singular noun (example, adding "-um" to bacteri/o creates the singular noun bacterium)-uriaurine condition or urinationThe following suffixes are used to convert a word root into an adjective SuffixMeaning-acpertaining to-alpertaining to-anpertaining to-arpertaining to-arypertaining to-aticpertaining to-ealpertaining to-iacpertaining to-icpertaining to-icalpertaining to-ilepertaining to-inepertaining to-iorpertaining to-orypertaining to-osepertaining to-ouspertaining to-ticpertaining to Surgical SuffixesThe following suffixes indicate surgical procedures SuffixMeaningAdditional Explanation (DO NOT use any information in this column when asked to define suffixes in Study Quizzes)
-centesispuncture to withdraw fluid -ectomyexcisionExcision means removal by cutting.-ostomysurgical construction of a mouth or outletThis is a procedure for drainage or insertion of a tube.-otomyincisionIncision means cutting into.-pexysurgical fixationThe purpose of this procedure is to hold or fasten in a rigid position.-plastysurgical repair or reshaping by surgery -rrhaphysuturingSuturing means stitching.-tripsycrushing Procedural SuffixesThe following suffixes indicate procedural processes or instruments SuffixMeaning-gramimage or picture or recording-graphyprocess of recording-meterinstrument for measuring-metryprocess of measuring-scopeinstrument for viewing or examination-scopyprocess of using an instrument to visually examine-tomecutting instrument