Common Disease Suffixes

With thousands of known illness that plague humanity, even seasoned a medical professional will occasionally encounter a disease they have never heard of before. Knowing root words such as a prefixes and suffixes can be a great help in identifying what area of the body is affected. Here is a list of 20 common suffixes related to disease.

-algia	related to pain
-cele	herniation or swelling
-emia	related to blood
-itis	inflammation of
-lapse	to slide or fall
-lepsy	attack or seizure
-lysis	breakdown or separation
-megaly	enlargement
-osis	disease process or condition
-oma	mass or tumor
-partum	related to birth
-phagia	related to swallowing
-phobia	fear of/sensitivity to
-pnea	related to breathing
-ptysis	related to spitting
-rrhea	discharge or flow
-sclerosis	hardening
-stasis	to stop or control
-trophy	nourishment or development
-version	to turn