Suffixes (28) Flashcards
-a, -ia, -on, -os, -is, -us, -um, -ium
nephr/on cement/um glott/is gastr/os ren/os card/is
names a thing when attached to a root word. means: refers to, pertains to
skin kidney thin layer of tooth voice box stomach kidney heart
-al, -tic, -ic, -iac, -ious, -ous, -ent
neur/al neoplas/tic card/iac delir/ious recipi/ent
add to nouns-makes adjectives & express relationships
means: pertains to, refers to, concerning
nerve/refers to new/form/refers to referring to heart suffering from confusion/refers to one who recieves/refers
-an, -ion, -ian
sect/ion physic/ian
means: pertains to, process of, procedure of
cutting up/process of treat or cure/procedure of
-ance, -ancy
pregn/ancy
means: state of, condition of
conceive/condition of
-er, -or
doct/or practition/er
added to verbs to make adjectives or nouns
means: one who, process of
teaches/one who practices or performs/one who
-form
denti/form
means: shape/resembles
tooth/shaped
-gen, -troph, -plasm
carcino/gen/esis hyper/troph/y neo/plasm
means: beginning, produce, development, cause
cancer/producing/condition excess/development/process
new/formation or development
-gram
cardio/gram
means: to record, write
heart “beat”/ recording
-graph
cardio/graph
means: an instrument
instrument that records heart beats
-graphy
cardio/graphy/y
means: procedure of, process of using and instrument “to make recording”
procedure of using an instrument to record electrical heart beats
-ia, -ity
chlamyd/ia acid/ity
means: to express quality, condition, state of
cloak/state of
excess acid PH below 7/ condition of
-ible, -ile
flex/ible
con/tract/ile
add to verbs to make adjectives
means: ability to, capacity of, refers to
bend/ability
together/draw/able to
-ician
ped/iatr/ician
means: person - belonging to, associated with, one who
children/treat or care/doctor associated with
-ics, -tics
aqua/t/ics
means: art of, science of
water “exercise/art of
-id
flac/id
means: state of, condition of, refers to, pertains to
weakness/state of
-ist
an/esthet/ist
means: specialist, one who practices something
without/feeling “physical”/specialist or one who practices
-ite
cellul/ite
means: nature of
cells,chambers, or cellulose/ nature of
-ion, -tion, -ition, -ation, -iation, -ing, -y
hyster/ectom/y
prohib/ition
means: procedure of, process of, action of, condition of
uterus/cut out/procedure of
prohibiting/process of
-itis, -isy, -icy
sinus/itis
pleur/isy
means: to express condition of inflammation, infection
cavity/infection
lung covering/inflamed
-ium, -olus, -iole, -cule, -culus, -cle, -culum, -ellum
bronch/iole
cereb/ellum
cut/icle
means: small, smaller, lesser
bronchi-like/small
brain/smaller or lesser
skin/small or lesser
-ize, -ate
hypnot/ize
im/person/ate
means: act like, use, subject to, make into, refer to
sleep/act like
not/human/acts like
-ma, -mata, -men, -mina, -ment, -ure
liga/ment
carcino/mata
means: many, multiple “results from health condition”, act of
binding/ act of
crab-like/many tumors
-oid, -form
epiderm/oid
vermi/form
means: likeness, resembles
upper skin/likeness
worm/shape resembles
-ology
dermat/ology
bio/logy
means: process of study, science of, knowledge of
skin/process of the science of or study of
life/science of
-oma
lip/oma
glarc/coma
means: tumor, swelling
fat/tumor
cloudy/swelling
-osis, -esis, -asis, -iasis, -sis
scoli/osis
kyph/osis
lord/osis
means: condition, medical condition, disease, state of
crooked/condition
humpback/condition
swayback/condition
-ous
ser/ous
means: material, refers to, state of
composed of serum/state of
-tic
caus/tic
means: relates to, pertains to, refers to
burning/relates to or refers to
