Lesson 2- Suffixes Flashcards
Forms name of enzymes
-ase
A Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in
-al
Form abstract nouns: state, condition
- asia
- asis
- ema (-emat combining form)
Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure
-esis
Forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
-etic
Form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
- ics
- tics
Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality
-ism
Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm
-ismus
Form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
- oid
- ode
- id
Forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease
-oma (combining -omat, plural -omata)
A Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
-ose
Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-ous
Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-us
A commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means “to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in”
-ize
