Common Medical Suffixes

Front 1

Al

Back 1

Pertaining to

Front 2

Ant

Back 2

One which

Front 3

Ar

Back 3

Pertaining to

Front 4

E

Back 4

Presence of

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Ectomy

Back 5

Excision or surgical removal

Front 6

Genesis

Back 6

Origin; cause

Front 7

Graphy

Back 7

Process of recording

Front 8

Ia

Back 8

Condition; abnormal state

Front 9

Iasis

Back 9

Abnormal condition of

Front 10

Iatrics

Back 10

Treatment

Front 11

Ical

Back 11

Pertaining to

Front 12

Ion

Back 12

Process of

Front 13

Is

Back 13

A condition of

Front 14

Ism

Back 14

Condition of being

Front 15

Ist

Back 15

One who specializes in

Front 16

Itis

Back 16

Inflammation of

Front 17

Ity

Back 17

A condition of

Front 18

Ive

Back 18

Pertaining of

Front 19

Logist

Back 19

Pertaining to the study of

Front 20

Ize

Back 20

To cause

Front 21

Ode

Back 21

Shaped

Front 22

Ologist

Back 22

One who specializes in a path of study

Front 23

Ology

Back 23

Study of

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Or

Back 24

One which

Front 25

Ory

Back 25

Pertaining to

Front 26

Osis

Back 26

Abnormal condition of

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Penia

Back 27

Deficiency

Front 28

Stasis

Back 28

Control; stop

Front 29

Tion

Back 29

Process of

Front 30

Ure

Back 30

One which

Front 31

Y

Back 31

Process of