Suffixes

-icle, -ole, -ule

• softening

• prolapse

• small, tiny

• pertaining to

-ic, al, -ous

• structure, thing, membrane

• pertaining to

• blood condition

• pain

-emia

• blood condition

• prolapse

• abnormal condition of hardening

• enlargement

-cele

• abnormal condition of herniation, protrusion

• pertaining to

• structure, thing, membrane

• small, tinyt

-algia

• pain

• blood condition

• structure, thing, membrane

• softening

-logy

• removal, resection

• process of viewing

• one who specializes in the study of

• study of

-scope

• new opening

• instrument to view

• process of recording

• instrument to measure

-graphy

• removal, resection

• instrument to measure

• instrument to view

• process of recording

-ectomy

• removal, resection

• new opening

• incision, cutting

• study of

-stomy

• one who specializes in the study of

• incision, cutting

• study of

• new opening