L 1 Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to, located in
ex. cardiac, celiac
-a
state, condition
ex. rhynorrhea, erythroderma
-ia
state, condition
ex. anemia, penumonia
-iac
person afflicted with
ex. insomniac, amnesiac, hypochondriac
-iasis
disease, abnormal condition, infestation of [often used with name of parasitic organism]; stone, calculi
ex. nephrolithiasis, elephantiasis
-ic
pertaining to, located in [often indicate drug or person suffering of]
ex. analgesic, gastric, toxic… anorexic, paraplegic
-in & -ine
form names of substances
ex. chlorine, epinephrine, antitoxin
-ist
person interested in
ex. cardiologist, dermatologist
-itic
pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation
ex. laryngitic, arthitic
-itis
indicating an inflamed condition
ex. gastritis, hepatitis
-itides
plural form of “-itis”
ex. arthritides, dermatides
-ium
membrane, connective tissue, region of the body
ex. endometrium, pericardium, epigastrium, hypochondrium
-ma
abnormal or diseased condition
ex. edema, edematogenic, trauma, traumatic, phlegm, phlegmatic
-osis
abnormal or diseased condition
ex. sclerosis, neurosis
-otic
pertaining to
ex. nephrotic, sclerotic
-sia
state, condition
ex. amnesia, ectasia, eclampsia
-sis
state, condition, quality, process, procedure
ex. antisepsis, emesis, centesis
-tic
pertaining to [often indicate drug or agent], person suffering of
ex. antiseptic, paralytic, neurotic, arthritic
-y
state, condition, quality, process
ex. hypertrophy, neurotony
