Unit 5 Med Term Suffixes

suffix means process or condition

• -ism

• -opsy

• -esis

• -cyte

suffix means suture

• -rrhea

• -rrhaphy

• -taxia

• -lytic

suffix means smell condition

• -nasal

• -osmia

• -otia

• -rrhagic

suffix means condition

• -ema

• -emic

• -osmia

• -rrhea

suffix means abnormal condition

• -itis

• -osis

• -ism

• -pathy

suffix means droop; sag; prolapse, protrude

• -cele

• -ptosis

• -paresis

• -esthesia

suffix means vision condition

• -opia

• -osmia

• -cusis

• -otia

suffix means hearing

• -ation

• -cusis

• -plasty

• -ic

suffix means instrument used to view

• -meter

• -metry

• -scope

• -scopy

suffix means flow or excessive discharge

• -rrhea

• -rraphy

• -sclerosis

• -lytic