SUFFIXES, MEANING, TERMINOLOGY

SUFFIX MEANING TERMINOLOGY

-ac Pertaining to.. Cardiac: PERTAINING TO
THE HEART.
-al Pertaining to.. Neural: PERTAINING TO
THE NERVE SYSTEM.
-algia pain Arthralgia: PAIN IN THE
JOINTS
-cyte cell Erythrocyte: red cells
-ectomy Excision, removal Nephrectomy: removal
kidney
-emia Blood condition Leukemia: white blood
condition
-genic Pertaining to, produced Carcinogenic: pertaining
by to the cancer
-globin Protein Hemoglobin: blood
protein
-gram Record, photograph Electroencepahalogram:
electricity record of the
heart
-ic, -ical Pertaining to Gastric: pertaining to
the stomach
-ion process Excision: cut the process
Neurologic: science of
the nerves
-ist specialist Gynecologist: specialist
the female system
-istis inflammation Cystitis: inflammation of
the cells
-logy process of study, Science Endocrinology: science
of… of the within secrets
glands
-oma Tumor, masss, swelling Hepatoma: tumor in the
liver
-opsy Process of viewing Biopsy: process of
viwing life
-osis Abnormal condition Nephrosis: kidney
(slight increase in disease
 numbers when used
with blood.
Leucocytosis: high white
blood cell count
-pathy Disease, condition Enteropathy:
clinicopathological
condition by loss of
protein
Adenopathy: lymph
node disease
-scope Instrument to visually Endoscope: instrument
examine for visual of the internal
cavities or ducts of the
-end within human body

-scopy Process of visually Endoscopy: an

examining with an examination of the
endoscope inside of condition
-sis Stade of; condition Prognosis: judgment
that the doctor makes
about the course,
duration and cure of a
disease
-tomy Process of cutting, Osteotomy: incision
incision process of the bone
-y Process, condition Gastroenterology: Part
of medicine which deals
with disorders of the
stomach and intestines.