Common Suffixes: Other General Suffixes Flashcards
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-iatrics
treatment
-logy
study of
-logist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
-ist
one who specializes in
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-poiesis
formation
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
examination
-stasis
stop or stand
-e
noun marker
-ia
condition of
-ism
condition of
-ium
structure or tissue
-ation
condition or process of
-y
condition or process of
-icle
small
-ole
small
-ula
small
-ule
small
-cele
pouching or hernia
-ectasis
expansion or dilation
-emia
blood condition
-iasis
formation or presence of `
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
softening
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition or increase
-phil
attraction for
-philia
attraction for
-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
-rrhage
to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhagia
to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhexis
rupture
