Skeletal System- Suffixes

Front

-al, -ic, -an, -ous

Back

pertaining to

Front

-algia

Back

pain

Front

-ation

Back

process condition

Front

-centesis

Back

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front

-clast

Back

to break down; destroy

Front

-desis

Back

to bind; tie together

Front

-ectomy

Back

surgical removal; excision

Front

-graph

Back

instrument for recording

Front

-itis

Back

inflammation

Front

-malacia

Back

softening