Medical Suffixes – Exam Oriented Short Notes Medical suffixes help in understanding disease conditions, procedures, and symptoms . -itis → inflammation (e.g., laryngitis, pharyngitis) -osis → abnormal condition (e.g., cyanosis, neurosis) -ectomy → surgical removal (e.g., appendectomy, mastectomy) -algia → pain (e.g., neuralgia, myalgia) -megaly → enlargement of an organ (e.g., hepatomegaly, splenomegaly) -oma → tumor (e.g., carcinoma, lymphoma) -pathy → disease (e.g., neuropathy, myopathy) -emia