Medical Suffixes
-itis
Inflammation
aden/o
Gland
Below normal or deficient
path/o
-rrage
Excessive Bleeding
-algia
Pain
Skull
Hyper-
Excessive or above normal
-ologist
Specialist in the field
-plasty
Surgical Repair
-ectomy
Surgical Removal
Muscle
Exo-
Outside or outward
-ology
Study of
-otomy
Surgical Incision
-osis
Abnormal Condition
chondr/o
Cartilage
Endo-
Within or inner
Formation or Development
-stasis
Stopping or Controlling
-rrhaphy
Surgical Suturing
Bone
Dys-
Difficulty or abnormal
Spinal Cord or Bone Marrow
-rrhea
Discharge or Flow