Medical Terminology Suffixes

Front

-algia

Back

pain

Example: cephalgia

Front

-ectomy

Back

removal

Example: appendectomy

Front

-emia

Back

blood dysfunction

Example: Ischemia (Ischemic Stroke)

Front

-itis

Back

inflammation

Example: Sinusitis

Front

-lysis

Back

separating

Example: Thrombolysis

Front

-megaly

Back

increasing in size

Example: Splenomegaly

Front

-ology

Back

study

For example: Gastroenterology

Front

-pathy

Back

disease

For example: Myopathy

Front

-pnea

Back

breathing

Example: Hyperpnea

Front

-uria

Back

urine

For example: nocturia