Grammatical Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
Cardiac
pertaining to
Grammatical Suffixes form…
parts of speech, such as adjectives or nouns, or singular/plural forms of medical words
-al
Neural
pertaining to
-ar
Muscular
pertaining to
-ary
Pulmonary
pertaining to
-eal
Esophageal
pertaining to
-ic
Thoracic
pertaining to
-ical
Pathological
pertaining to
-ile
Penile
pertaining to
-ior
Posterior
pertaining to
-ous
Cutaneous
pertaining to; composed of or producing
-tic
Acoustic
pertaining to
-esis
Diuresis
condition
-ia
Pneumonia
condition
-ism
Hyperthyroidism
condition
-iatry
Podiatry
medicine, treatment
-ician
Pediatrician
specialist
-ist
Hematologist
specialist
-y
Neuropathy
condition, process
-icle
Ventricle
small, minute
-ole
Arteriole
small, minute
-ule
Venule
small, minute