Understanding Medical Terminology Suffixes

-ectomy

• Surgical removal

• Surgical insertion

• Surgical examination

• Surgical repair

-oma

• Tumor, mass

• Inflammation

• Infection

• Cyst

-plasty

• Surgical repair

• Surgical removal

• Surgical examination

• Surgical diagnosis

-scopy

• Visual examination

• Surgical procedure

• Diagnostic test

• Therapeutic intervention

-tomy

• Cutting, incision

• Suturing, stitching

• Inflammation, swelling

• Removal, excision

-itis

• Infection

• Inflammation

• Contusion

• Degeneration

-stasis

• Stopping, controlling

• Increasing, enhancing

• Decreasing, reducing

• Moving, shifting

-pathy

• Disease

• Health

• Condition

• Disorder

-cyte

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organ

• System

-genesis

• Formation, origin

• Destruction, end

• Transformation, change

• Creation, development