Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-able
able to be
-ad
toward; in the direction of
-ade
action; process
-al
pertaining to
-alis
pertaining to
-amnios
amniotic fluid
-an
pertaining to
-ance
state of
-ancy
state of
-ant
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
a beginning
-arian
pertaining to a person
-aris
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-ate
composed of; pertaining to
-ated
pertaining to a condition; composed of
-atic
pertaining to
-ation
a process; being or having
-ative
pertaining to
-ator
person who produces or does; thing that produces
-atory
pertaining to
-ature
system composed of
-blast
immature cell
-body
a structure or thing
-cele
hernia
-centesis
procedure to puncture
-cephalus
head
-cere
waxy substance
-clast
cell that breaks down substances
-cle
small thing
-clonus
condition of rapid contracting and relaxing
-cnemius
leg
-coccus
spherical bacterium
-collis
condition of the neck
-crasia
condition of a mixing
-crine
thing that secretes
-crit
separation of
-cyte
cell
-dactyly
condition of fingers or toes
-derma
skin
-desis
procedure to fuse together
-didymis
testes (twin structures)
-dose
measured quantity
-drome
a running
-duct
duct (tube)
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
condition of dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ed
pertaining to
-edema
swelling
-ee
person who is the object of an action
-elasma
platelike structure
-elle
little thing
-ema
condition
-emia
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
-emic
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
-ence
state of
-encephaly
condition of the brain
-ency
condition of being
-ent
pertaining to
-entery
condition of the intestine
-eon
one who performs
-er
person who produces or does; thing that produces
-ergy
activity; process of working
-ery
process of
-esis
condition; abnormal condition; process
-etic
pertaining to
-ety
condition; state
-flux
flow
-form
having the form of
-frice
thing that produces friction
-gen
that which produces
-gene
gene
-glia
cells that provide support
-grade
pertaining to going
-graft
tissue for implant or transplant
-gram
a record or picture
-graph
instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnancy
-ia
condition; state; thing
-iac
pertaining to
-ial
pertaining to
-ian
pertaining to