-logy
Suffix Medical Terminology
Study of.
Example: cardiology (study of the heart)
Sources
- Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)
Terms built with -logy
- etiologyThe cause or origin of a disease.
- pharmacologyThe study of drugs and their effects on the body.
- physiologyThe study of how the body and its parts function.
Related terms
- -ismCondition or state.
- -itisInflammation.
- -iumStructure or tissue.
- -logistSpecialist in the study and treatment of a body part or disease.
- -lysisBreaking down, destruction, or dissolving.
- -malaciaSoftening.
- -maniaAbnormal, intense impulse or excitement.
- -megalyEnlargement.