Suffixes

-gen, -genesis

• development

• originating, causing

• incision, cut into

• condition

- itis

• pain

• abnormal condition

• disease

• inflammation

-osis

• abnormal condition

• pertaining to

• surgical repair

• condition

-ous

• abnormal condition

• process of observing

• pertaining to

• flow, discharge

-plasty

• surgical repair

• pertaining to

• secrete

• disease

-trophy

• abnormal condition

• development

• process of observing

• condition

-algia

• flow, discharge

• disease

• pain

• secrete

-rrhea

• pain

• condition

• flow, discharge

• pertaining to

-scope

• instrument used to observe

• instrument used to measure

• record, radiograph image

• disease

-stomy

• secrete

• surgical repair

• artificial or surgical opening

• incision, cut into