Suffixes- Grammatical (Adj, Noun, Diminutive) Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to (cardiac) (adj)
-al
pertaining to (neural) (adj)
-ar
pertaining to (muscular) (adj)
-ary
pertaining to (pulmonary) (adj)
-eal
pertaining to (esophageal) (adj)
-ic
pertaining to (thoracic) (adj)
-ical
pertaining to (pathological) (adj)
-ile
pertaining to (penile) (adj)
-ior
pertaining to (posterior) (adj)
-ous
pertaining to (cutaneous) (adj)
-tic
pertaining to (acoustic) (adj)
-esis
condition (diuresis) (noun)
-ia
condition (pneumonia) (noun)
-ism
condition (hyperthyroidism) (noun)
-iatry
medicine; treatment (podiatry) (noun)
-ician; -ist
specialist (obstetrician, hematologist) (noun)
-y
condition; process (neuropathy) (noun)
-icle; -ole; -ule
small, minute (ventricle, arteriole, venule) (diminutive)