SUFFIXES

SUFFIXES

COMBINING FORMS<= o:p>

Combining form= s	Meaning	Terminology
abdomin/o	abdomen	abdominal
acr/o	extremities, top, extreme point	acronyms
acu/o	sharp, severe, sudden	acute
aden/o	gland	adenitis
agor/a	marketplace	agoraphobia
amni/o	amnion	amniocentesis
angi/o	vessel	angioplasty
arteri/o	artery	arteriosclerosis
arthr/o	joint	arthritis
axill/o	armpit	axial
blephar/o	eyelid	blepharitis
bronch/o	bronchial tubes	bronchitis
carcin/o	cancer	carcinogenic
chem./o	drug, chemical	chemotherapy
chondr/o	cartilage	chondroma
chron/o	time	chronic
col/o	colon	colitis
cyst/o	urinary bladder	cholecystectomy
encephal/o	brain	encephalogram
hydr/o	water, fluid	hydrogenic
pulmon/o	lungs	pulmonary
rect/o	rectul	rectocele
ren/o	kidney	renitis
sarc/o	flesh	sarcoma
splen/o	spleen	splenomegaly
staphyl/o	cluster	staphylococcus
strept/o	twistedchains<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>	streptococci
thorac/o	chest	thoracic
thromb/o	clot	thrombocyte
tonsill/o	tonsils	tonsillitis
trache/o	trachea (wind pipe)	tracheal
ven/o	vein	venus

SUFFIXES

Suffixes<= /o:p>	Meaning <= /o:p>	Terminology
-algia	pain	arthralgia, otalg= ia, neuralgia, myalgia
-cele	hernia	rectocele, cysto= cele
-centesis	surgical puncture to remove fluid	thracocentesis= , amniocentesis, abdominocentesis
-coccus<= /p>	berry-shaped bacterium	streptococcus, staphylococci
-cyte	cell	erythrocyte, leukocyte, thrombocy= te
-dynia	pain	pleurodynia
-ectomy<= /p>	excision, removal, resection	laryngectomy, mastectomy
-emia	blood condition	anemia
-genesis	condition of producing, forming	carcinogenesis, pathogenesis, angiogenesis<= /span>
-genic	pertaining to producing, produced by or in<= /span>	carcinogenic
-gram	record	electroencephalogram, myelogram, mammogram
-graph	instrument for recording	Electroencephalograph
-itis	inflammation	bronchitis, tonsillitis, blephari= tis,
-logy	study of	ophthalmology, morphology
-lysis	breakdown, destruction, separation	hemolysis
-malacia=	softening	osteomalacia
-megaly<= /p>	enlargement	acromegaly, splen= omegaly
-oma	tumor, mass, collection of fluid	mimosa, myosarcoma, multip= le myeloma, hematoma<= /o:p>
-opsy	to view	biopsy, necropsy
-osis	condition, usually abnormal	necrosis, hydronephrosis, = leukocytosis,
-pathy	disease condition	cardiomyopathy=
-penia	deficiency	erythropenia, leucopenia, thrombocytopen= ia
-phobia	fear	acrophobia, agoraphobia
-plasia<= /p>	development, formation, growth	achondroplasia=
-plasty<= /p>	surgical repair	angioplasty
-ptosis<= /p>	drooping, sagging, prolapse	blepharoptosis=
-sclerosis	hardening	arteriosclerosis
-scope	instrument for visual examination	laparoscopy
-stasis	stopping, controlling	metastasis, hemostasis
-stomy	opening to form a mouth	colostomy, tracheostomy
-therapy	treatment	hydrotherapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy
-tomy	incision, to cut into	laparotomy
-trophy	nourishment, development	hypertrophy,

SUFFIXES

Suffix	Meaning	Terminology
-ac, -iac	pertaining to	cardiac
-al	pertaining to	peritoneal, inguinal, pleural
-ar	pertaining to	tonsillar
-ary	pertaining to	pulmonary, axillary
-eal	pertaining to	laryngeal
-ic, = ical	pertaining to	chronic, pathological
-oid	resembling	adenoids, epidermoid<= /o:p>
-ose	pertaining to, full of	adipose
-ous	pertaining to	mucous
-tic	pertaining to	necrotic