| -ian | specialist in the field of study |
| -ist | specialist in the field of study |
| -iatrics | medical specialty |
| -iatry | medical specialty |
| -ics | medical specialty |
| pediatrics | care and treatment of children |
| obstetrics | study and treatment of childbirth |
| podiatry | study and treatment of foot |
| -graph | instrument for recording data |
| -graphy | act of recording data |
| -gram | a record of data |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | measurement of |
| ergometry | measurement of work done |
| thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature |
| echography | recording data obtained by ultrasound |
| calorimeter | instrument for measuring the caloric energy of food |
| audiometry | measurement of hearing |
| polygraph | instrument for recording many physiologic responses simultaneously |
| celioscopy | visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -osmia | sense of smell |
| -geusia | sense of taste |
| dysesthesia | any impairment of the sense |
| analgesia | absence of the sense of pain |
| parosmia | a disorder of the sense of smell |
| ageusia | loss of the sense of taste |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -hemia | condition of blood |
| -penia | decrease in |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| hypoproteinemia | decrease protein in blood |
| leucocythemia | a disease in which there is a vastly increased number of white blood cells in the blood |
| erythrocytopenia | deficiency of the red blood cells in blood |
| erythropoiesis | the production of red blood cell |
| cytopenia | A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of blood cells. |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| hemopoiesis | the formation of blood cellular components |
| calcipenia | condition of having low calcium in the body |
| leukopenia | deficiency of white blood cell count in the body |
| angiopoiesis | formation of blood vessel |
| hepatohemia | congestion of the liver |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -desis | fusion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rhaphy | suture |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the chest |
| arthrodesis | fusion of a joint |
| appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
| gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| arteriorrhaphy | suture of an artery |
| lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
| hepatotomy | incision of the liver |
| hepatoplasty | surgical repair of the liver |
| hepatopexy | surgical fixation of the liver |
| hepatoectomy | excision of liver tissue |
| hepatocele | hernia of the liver |
| hepaptosis | downward displacement of the liver |
| -lytic | dissolving / reducing |
| -mimetic | simulating |
| -tropic | acting on |
| thrombolytic | agent that dissolve a blood clot |
| sympathomimetic | mimicking the effects of the sympathetic nervous system |
| psychotropic | acting on the mind |
| anxiolytic | Preventing or reducing anxiety |
| chronotropic | acting according to the time |
| parasympathomimetic | An agent whose effects mimic those resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nerves. |
| somatotropic | acting on somatic cells /Having a stimulating effect on body growth. |
| neuromimetic | Relating to the action of a drug that mimics the response of an effector organ to nerve impulses. |
| -phasia | speech |
| -lalia | speech |
| -lexia | reading |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| -mania | excited state/ obsession |
| aphasia | lack of speech |
| bradylalia | slowness of speech |
| dyslexia | difficulty in reading |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of four limbs |
| myoparesis | partial paralysis in muscle |
| narcolepsy | condition marked by sudden episode of sleep |
| megalomania | exaggerated self-importance |
| photophobia | fear of light |
| agoraphobia | fear of being in public space |
| cardioplegia | paralysis of heart |
| heterophasia | the utterance of words other than those intended by the speaker. |
| coprolalia | compulsive use of obscene word |
| pyromania | the irresistible urge to start fire |
| -opsia | vision |
| -opia | vision |
| achromatopsia | color blindness |
| diplopia | double vision |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -oxia | level of oxygen |
| -capnia | level of carbon dioxide |
