Common Used Suffix

Question 1

-tome

Answer 1

Instrument to incised

Question 2

-tomy

Answer 2

Incision

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

Excision (the process of removal)

Question 4

-stomy (one root)
Eg. Tracheostomy

Answer 4

Opening the outside of the body

Question 5

-stomy (more than 1 root)
Eg. Colocolostomy

Answer 5

Communication

Question 6

-scope

Answer 6

Instrument to visually examine

Question 7

-scopy

Answer 7

Visual examination

Question 8

-logy

Answer 8

Study of

Question 9

-logist

Answer 9

Specialist in the study and treatment of

Question 10

-al

Answer 10

Pertaining to

Renal

Question 11

-ac

Answer 11

Pertaining to
Eg. Cardiac

Question 12

-algia

Answer 12

Pain

Question 13

-algesia

Answer 13

Pain

Question 14

-cyte

Answer 14

Cell
Eg. Erythrocyte

Question 15

-emia

Answer 15

Blood condition
Eg. Anemia

Question 16

-globin

Answer 16

Protein

Question 17

-gram

Answer 17

Record of
Eg. Mammogram

Question 18

-ia

Answer 18

Condition of
Eg. Myalgia (muscle pain)

Question 19

-ic

Answer 19

Pertaining to

Question 20

-ics

Answer 20

Medical specialty

Question 21

-ist

Answer 21

Medical specialist

Question 22

-ism

Answer 22

State of
Eg. Hypothyroidism

Question 23

-itis

Answer 23

Inflammation

Question 24

-megaly

Answer 24

Enlargement

Question 25

-oma

Answer 25

Tumor/ mass

Question 26

-opsy

Answer 26

Viewing
Eg autopsy

Question 27

-osis

Answer 27

Abnormal condition of
Eg. Sclerosis

Question 28

-pathy

Answer 28

Disease

Question 29

-sis

Answer 29

State of
Eg. Diagnosis