Greek Suffixes CLA201 Flashcards
-al
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-an (-ian)
pertaining to, like, one connected with
-ous (-ious)
full of, pertaining to, like
-ic, -tic (-ac after i)
pertaining to, like
-ics, -tics
art, science or study of
-oid, -ode
like, having the shape of
-emia (-hemia)
condition of the blood, congestion of blood
compound suffix
-logy
science of, systematic study of
compound suffix
-lysis
dissolution of or by
compound suffix
-mania
madness for or about
compound suffix
-pathy
disease of, treatment of disease of or by
compound suffix
-phobia
abnormal fear of
compound suffix
-therapy
treatment of or by
compound suffix
-tomy
surgical operation on, surgical cutting of
compound suffix
-ectomy
surgical removal of
compound suffix
-uria
condition of the urine
compound suffix
-genous, -genic
producing, produced
compound suffix
-hedron
solid figure having a (specified) number of faces
compound suffix
-iasis
diseased condition; often refers to an infestation by parasites
compound suffix
-meter
instrument for measuring, measure
compound suffix
-metry
art or science of meauring
compound suffix
-nomy
science of, system of laws governing
compound suffix
-oecious
having a house or dwelling
compound suffix
-philous, -philic
loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of
compound suffix
-plasty
formation, plastic surgical operation
compound suffix
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge of
compound suffix
-stomy
the making of a surgical opening
compound suffix
-ter
means of, place for
noun-forming suffix
-ist, -ast
one who
noun-forming suffix
-te, -t
one who, that which
noun-forming suffix
-ician
specialist in, practitioner of
noun-forming suffix
-ia, -y
state of, condition of, quality of
noun-forming suffix
-ism, -ismus
condition of (belief in)
noun-forming suffix
-sis, -sia, -sy, -se
act of, the process of
noun-forming suffix
-ma, -m, -me
result of the act of
noun-forming suffix
-oma
tumour arising in or composed of, result of
occasionally: swelling containing
rarely: diseased condition
if it is followed by an additional element then it becomes -omat + -ous
noun-forming suffix
-osis
diseased condition of, act of, process of
noun-forming suffix
-itis
inflammation of, inflammatory disease of
noun-forming suffix
-in, -ine
chemical substance
noun-forming suffix
-ium
part, lining or enveloping tissue, region
noun-forming suffix
-us
individual, person
noun-forming suffix
-idae, -ida, -id
descended from, related to
noun-forming suffix
-ium, -ion
little
diminutive suffix
-idium, -idion
little
diminutive suffix
-arium, -arion
little
diminutive suffix
-isk, -iscus
little
diminutive suffix
-ize
to make, to treat, to do something with
verb-forming suffix
-ate
to make, to treat, to do something with
verb-forming suffix
