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