Medical Terminology: Suffix Meanings

-algia and -dynia means?

• cell

• eye

• pain

• study of

-cyte means?

• cell

• eye

• pain

• study of

-cele means?

• hernia, protrusion

• inflammation

• pain

• state of

-cise means?

• hernia, protrusion

• inflammation

• to cut

• state of

-ectasis means?

• hernia, protrusion

• dilation or expansion

• to cut

• state of

-genesis means?

• hernia, protrusion

• dilation or expansion

• produces, generates

• state of

-ia means?

• hernia, protrusion

• dilation or expansion

• state, condition

• producing, produced by

-ism means?

• abnormal state or condition

• disease

• state, condition

• producing, produced by

-gen means?

• hernia, protrusion

• dilation or expansion

• to cut

• producing, produced by

-gen means?

• hernia, protrusion

• dilation or expansion

• to cut

• that which produces