Medical Suffixes Flashcards
-a
a noun ending
-ate
something that…
-e
a noun ending
-emia
blood condition
-er
one who
-esis
condition of
-ia
condition
-iatry
treatment, medicine, medical profession
-ion
action, process
-ism
condition
-ist
practitioner
-ole
small or little
-osis
condition
-tion
process of
-ula
small, little
-ule
“small one”
-um
suffix that identifies singular nouns
-us
suffix that identifies singular nouns
-y
condition, process, noun ending
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to, relating to
-eal
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to (combo of -ic and -al)
-ile
pertaining to, capable
-oid
resembling
-ory
pertaining to, characterized by
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ician
specialist in a field of study
-iatrics
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment
-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession
-iatrist
one who treats; a physician
-ian
specialist in a field of study
-ist
practitioner
-logist
one who specializes in the study of