-algia

Pain

Ex. Arthralgia:

Joint Pain

-cele

Hernia

Ex.  Rectocele:

herniation in the rectum

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Ex.  Thoracentesis:

surgical puncture to remove fluid from chest

-coccus

(Plural: -cocci)

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[image]berry-shaped bacterium

(Plural: bacteria)

Ex.  Streptococcus:

bacteria in chains

-cyte

Cell

Ex. Erythrocyte:

Red Blood Cell

-dynia

Pain

Ex. Pleurodynia:

pain in the chest

-ectomy

excision, removal, resection

Ex:  laryngectomy:

removal of voicebox

-emia

blood condition

Ex. Anemia:

bloodd condition

(lack of blood)

-genesis

condition of producing, forming

Ex.  Carcinogenesis:

Producing Cancer

-gram

Record

Ex. Electroencephalogram:

a Record of electricity in the brain

-graph

instrument for recording

Ex. Electroencephalograph:

Instrument for recording electricity in the brain

-graphy

process of recording

Ex. Electroencephalography:

 process of recording electricity in the brain.

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, seperation

-malacia

 softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

-opsy

to view

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

Fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

sugical repair

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

process of visually examination 

(with an endoscope)

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stomy

opening to form a mouth 

(stoma)

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, cutting into

-trophy

development, nourishment

-er

one who

 Ex. Radiographer:

one who does x-rays

-ia

condition

Ex. Leukemia:

condition of increased White Blood Cells (WBC)

-ist

Specialist

Ex. Nephrologist:

 Specialist of the kidneys

-ole

little, small

Ex. Arteriole:

Small artery

-ule

little, small

Ex. Venule:

small vein

-um,

-ium

structure, tissue

Ex.  Pericadium:

tissue surrounding the heart

-us

structure, substance

Ex. Mucus:

Structure of mucus

-y

condition, process

Ex. Nephropathy:

condition of kidney disease

-ac,

-iac

pertaining to

Ex.  Cardiac:

pertaining to the heart

-al

pertaining to

Ex.  Peritoneal:

Pertaining to the membrane that surrounds the abdominal region

-ar

pertaining to

Ex. tonsillar:

pertaining to the tonsils

-ary

pertaining to

Ex.  pulmonary:

pertaining to the lungs

-eal

pertaining to

Ex.  laryngeal:

pertaining to the voice box

-ic,

-ical

pertaining to

Ex. Chronic:

pertaining to duration

-oid

Resembling

Ex. Adenoids:

resembling glands

-ose

pertaining to, full of

Ex.  Adipose:

pertaining to fat

-ous

pertaining to

Ex.  Mucous membrane:

pertaining to the mucus membrane

-tic

pertaining to

Ex.  Necrotic:

 pertaining to death

(cells, tissues, organs)