Suffixes

-able

capable of (ex: teachable)

-algia

pain (ex: fibromyalgia)

-blast

bud, usually referring to cells which are primitive in nature (ex: Chondroblast)

-clast

pertaining to breaking or tearing down (ex: osteoclast)

-cyte

cell (ex: hepatocyte)

-duct

to lead or draw (ex: adduct and abduct)

-ectomy

to excise or cut out (ex: cholecystectomy)

-emia

blood (ex: leukemia)

-genesis

origin or production (ex: glycogenesis)

-gram

A drawing (ex: sonogram)

-graph

instrument used to record (ex: angiography)

-itis

inflammation (ex: tonsillitis)

-logy

study of (ex: cardiology)

-lysis

to break down or decompose (ex: glycogenolysis)

-oid

resembling (ex: arachnoid mater)

-oma

tumor (ex: carcinoma)

-pathy

disease or disorder (ex: cardiomyopathy)

-phag

to eat or to feed (ex: phagocytosis)

-phil

to love or have an affinity for (ex: hydrophilic)

-stasis

stop or stable state (ex: homeostasis)

-stomy

surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is established (ex: colostomy)