Medical Terminology Suffixes

Front 1

-ectomy

Back 1

Cutting out

Front 2

-rrhaphy

Back 2

Suture, repair

Front 3

-malacia

Back 3

Softening

Front 4

-rrhagia

Back 4

Condition of busting forth

Front 5

-pexy

Back 5

Fixation, suspension

Front 6

-ic, -ous

Back 6

Pertaining to

Front 7

-y

Back 7

Condition, process of

Front 8

-ia

Back 8

Condition

Front 9

-cele

Back 9

Herniation, protrusion

Front 10

-stenosis

Back 10

Abnormal condition of narrowing

Front 11

-sclerosis

Back 11

Abnormal condition of hardening

Front 12

-scope

Back 12

Instrument to view

Front 13

-er

Back 13

One who

Front 14

-tome

Back 14

Instrument to cut

Front 15

-scopy

Back 15

Viewing

Front 16

-rrhexis

Back 16

Rupture

Front 17

-tomy

Back 17

Cutting

Front 18

-desis

Back 18

Binding

Front 19

-trophy

Back 19

Development, nourishment

Front 20

-centesis

Back 20

Surgical puncture

Front 21

-opsy

Back 21

Viewing

Front 22

-algia

Back 22

Pain

Front 23

-oma

Back 23

Tumor, mass

Hint 23

Melanoma

Front 24

-dynia

Back 24

Pain

Front 25

-megaly

Back 25

Enlargment

Front 26

-icle, -ole, -ule

Back 26

Small, tiny

Front 27

-tripsy

Back 27

Crushing

Front 28

-meter

Back 28

Instrument to measure

Front 29

-tripter

Back 29

Machine to crush

Front 30

-graphy

Back 30

Recording

Front 31

-gnosis

Back 31

State of knowledge

Front 32

-rrhea

Back 32

Discharge, flow

Front 33

-metry

Back 33

Measuring

Front 34

-graph

Back 34

Instrument to record

Front 35

-emia

Back 35

Blood condition

Hint 35

Leukemia

Front 36

-ptosis

Back 36

Prolapse, drooping

Front 37

-osis

Back 37

Abnormal condition

Front 38

-rrhage

Back 38

Bursting forth

Front 39

-stomy

Back 39

Creating a new opening

Front 40

-is, -um

Back 40

Structure, thing, membrane

Front 41

-plasty

Back 41

Surgically forming

Front 42

-pathy

Back 42

Disease process

Front 43

-ion

Back 43

Process of

Front 44

-eal

Back 44

Pertaining to

Front 45

-trite

Back 45

Instrument to crush

Front 46

-logy

Back 46

Study of

Front 47

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary

Back 47

Pertaining to

Front 48

-asthenia

Back 48

Weakness

Front 49

-ad

Back 49

Toward

Front 50

-derma

Back 50

Skin

Front 51

-ectasia

Back 51

Dilation

Front 52

-blast

Back 52

Immature

Front 53

-cidal

Back 53

Killing

Front 54

-clasis

Back 54

Breaking

Front 55

-edema

Back 55

Swelling

Front 56

-emesis

Back 56

Vomiting

Front 57

-esthesia

Back 57

Sensation, feeling

Front 58

-genesis

Back 58

Origin

Front 59

-mania

Back 59

Madness

Front 60

-globin

Back 60

Protein

Front 61

-gram

Back 61

Record, or picture

Front 62

-stasis

Back 62

Controlling

Front 63

-ism

Back 63

State of

Front 64

-plasm

Back 64

Formation

Hint 64

cytoplasm

Front 65

-some

Back 65

Body

Hint 65

Ribosome

Front 66

-us, -on

Back 66

Structure

Hint 66

Nucleus

Front 67

-ior, -ent

Back 67

Pertaining to

Front 68

-stalsis

Back 68

Contraction

Hint 68

Peristalsis

Front 69

-ase

Back 69

Indicates that the substance is an enzyme

Front 70

-ose

Back 70

Indicates that the substance is a carbohydrate

Front 71

-kinin

Back 71

Movement substance

Front 72

-crine

Back 72

To secrete

Front 73

-phagia

Back 73

Condition of swallowing, eating

Front 74

-tresia

Back 74

Condition of without an opening

Front 75

-schisis

Back 75

Split

Front 76

-plakia

Back 76

Condition of patches

Front 77

-chalasia

Back 77

Condition of relaxation

Front 78

-pepsia

Back 78

Digestion condition

Front 79

-genic

Back 79

Pertaining to produced by

Front 80

-omatous

Back 80

Pertaining to tumor

Front 81

-carcinoma

Back 81

Cancerous tumor of epithelial origin

Front 82

-ation

Back 82

Process of

Front 83

-flux

Back 83

Flow

Front 84

-lithotomy

Back 84

Cutting out a stone

Front 85

-lysis

Back 85

Breaking down

Hint 85

Urethrolysis

Front 86

-plication

Back 86

Restriction

Front 87

-ferous

Back 87

Pertaining to carrying

Front 88

-one

Back 88

Substance that forms

Front 89

-spadias

Back 89

A rent or tear

Front 90

-ation

Back 90

Process of

Front 91

-ligation

Back 91

Tying

Hint 91

Vasoligation

Front 92

-arche

Back 92

Beginning

Front 93

-pause

Back 93

Stop, cease

Hint 93

Menopause

Front 94

-gravida, -cyesis

Back 94

Pregnancy

Front 95

-oid

Back 95

Resembling

Front 96

-cardium, -cardia

Back 96

Heart

Front 97

-cyst

Back 97

Sac

Front 98

-para, -tocia

Back 98

Delivery

Front 99

-form

Back 99

Shape

Front 100

-cyte

Back 100

Cell

Front 101

-cision

Back 101

Process of cutting

Front 102

-esis

Back 102

State of

Front 103

-version

Back 103

Turning

Front 104

-plegia

Back 104

Paralysis. Procedure term

Front 105

-therapy

Back 105

Treatment

Front 106

-crine

Back 106

To secrete

Front 107

-dipsia

Back 107

Thirst

Front 108

-prandial

Back 108

To eat

Front 109

-tropin

Back 109

Growth, stimulate

Front 110

-gen

Back 110

Producing

Front 111

cortic/o

Back 111

Cortex

Front 112

gonad/o

Back 112

Gonads, reproductive organs

Front 113

somat/o

Back 113

Body

Front 114

-mast

Back 114

Breast

Front 115

pan-

Back 115

All

Front 116

scler/o

Back 116

Hard

Front 117

-phagia

Back 117

Condition of eating

Front 118

-exeresis

Back 118

Tearing out

Front 119

-emphraxis

Back 119

Obstructing, crushing