Suffixes Used In Dentistry

What does the suffix -algia mean?

• Inflammation of

• Surgical correction

• Pain, Ache

• Development, Growth

What does the suffix -ia mean?

• Condition, state of being

• Tumor, swelling

• Graph, picture

• Surgical removal

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

• Study of

• Surgical removal

• Describing, about

• Pertaining to

What does the suffix -graph, -graph mean?

• Graph, picture(used in radiology)

• Agent or specialist in

• Abnormal

• Graph, map, chart, picture

What does the suffix -gram mean?

• describing, about

• Conditon/state

• Graph, map, chart, picture

• Graph, picture(used in radiology)

• diagram, picture

what does the suffix -itis mean?

• tissue, death

• inflammation of

• development, growth

• tumor, swelling

What does the suffix -ist mean?

• agent or specialist in

• besides, beyond

• pertaining to

• study of

What does the suffix -lar mean?

• keep

• the laranyx

• pertaining to

• describing, about