Suffixes for Skeletal System

Front

-al, -an, -ic, -ous

Back

Pertaining to

Front

-algia

Back

Pain

Front

-ation

Back

Process; condition

Front

-centesis

Back

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front

-clast

Back

To break down; destroy

Front

-desis

Back

To bind; tie together

Front

-ectomy

Back

Surgical removal; excision

Front

-graph

Back

Instrument for recording

Front

-ism

Back

Process; condition

Front

-itis

Back

Inflammation