Unit 4 Suffixes Flashcards
al
Pertaining to
algia
Pain
ar
Pertaining to
ary
Pertaining to
ate
Word ending that turns a noun into an adjective that means showing
ation
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
cele
Hernia
ceous
Pertaining to
dice
French ending which put to be before the word
dynia
Pain
ectasia
Dilated condition
ectomy
Cutting out of
ema
Greek ending which puts to be before the word
ene
Chemical name ending
er
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
gen
Arising from
ia
Disease
iasis
Presence of an abnormality
ic
Pertaining to
icle
Diminutive suffix
in
Chemical name ending for a protein
ing
English verb ending forming a continuous tense
ion
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
ism
Belief; process word ending
itic
Pertaining to
itis
Inflammation
itus
Latin suffix meaning the word takes the male gender
ity
Turns a noun into a state of being
ium
Anatomical structure
ization
The process of
logy
Study of
lysis
Breaking down, destroying
malacia
Softening due to disease
megaly
Enlargement due to disease
o
Spanish word ending
oid
Resembling
oma
Tumor
ops
face
ory
Pertaining to
osis
Process
osum, osus
Full of, prone to
ous
Word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
pathy
Disease process
plasm
Growth; development
plasty
Growth; development
poiesis
Creation process
rrhea
Abnormal flow
scopy
The process of looking inside
tion
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
tomy
Cutting
trophy
Nourishment, growth
ula, ule
Diminutive suffix