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Suffixes (go at the end)

1.

-itis

inflammation of

2.

-otomy

cut into (make an incision)

3.

-ectomy

cut and remove (surgically)

4.

-scopy

the process of looking

5.

-scope

an instrument used for viewing

6.

-ist

a specialist (in that field of medicine or practice)

7.

-ology

they study of

8.

-meter

an instrument that measures

9.

-phile

loves / attracted to

10.

-phobe

hates / fear of

11.

-trophy

growth

12.

-physis

growth

13.

-megaly

enlarged / swollen

14.

-algia

pain

15.

-oma

a swelling / tumor

16.

-penia

lack of / deficiency

17.

-opia

vision

18.

-pathy

disease

19.

-mycosis

relating to fungi

20.

-sepsis

relating to bacteria (infection)

21.

-genic

starting / creating / cause

22.

-rrhea

discharge / flow

23.

-pexy

surgically attaching

24.

-phasia

speech

25.

-phagia

eating / swallowing

26.

-ic, -ous, -ia, -os

pertaining to

27.

-osis

condition of (symptom)

28.

-lysis

breaking down / dissolving

29.

-gram

picture / recording

30.

-graph

instrument for recording / taking picture