Medical Terminology, Common Suffixes

-itis

• flow, discharge 
• enlargement
• bursting forth
• inflammation

-algia

• pain
• rupture
• flow, discharge 
• to suture

visual examination

• -scope
• -scopy
• -stasis
• -tomy

dynia

• pain

• euphoria

• stressed

• proud

megaly

• normal

• medium

• enlarged

• miniature

malacia

• abnormal softening

• abnormal hardening

• normal

• tissue death

centisis

• surgical puncture

• to insert fluid

• process of recording a picture

• visual examination

plasty

• picture or record

• surgical repair

• visual examination

• rupture

abnormal condition

• -dynia
• -osis
• -rrhea
• -pathy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

-pathy

• a path
• enlargement
• disease
• pain