Chapter 1 | Suffixes (meanings and ending plurals) Flashcards
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-ia
E.g. demet- ia
the loss of intellectual function
the condition of
-ism
E.g. rac- ism
the discrimination based on race
the condition of
-sis
E.g. thrombo- sis
having a blood clot in a vessel
the condition of
-y
E.g. aton- y
a lack of muscle tone
the condition of
-ian
E.g. physic- ian
practitioner of medicine
specialist in a field of study
-iatrics
E.g. ped- iatrics
care and treatment of children
medical specialty
-iatry
E.g. psych- iatry
study and treatment of mental disorders
medical specialty
-ics
E.g. orthoped- ics
study and treatment of the skeleton and joints
medical specialty
-ist
E.g. podiatr- ist
one who studies and treats the foot
specialist in a field of study
-ology
E.g. physi- ology
_______ ___ function in a living organism
study of
-ac
E.g. cardi- ac
_____________ ___ the heart
Pertaining to
-al
E.g. voc- al
_____________ ___ the voice
pertaining to
-ar
E.g. nucle- ar
___________ ___ the nucleus
pertaining to
-ary
E.g. saliv- ary
____________ ___ saliva
pertaining to
-form
E.g. muci- form
____, _____________ mucus
like, resembling
-ic
E.g. anatom- ic
___________ __ anatomy
pertaining to
-ical
E.g. electr- ical
___________ __ electricity
pertaining to
-ile
E.g. ver- ile
_________ __ the male, masculine
pertaining to
-oid
E.g. lymph- oid
___________ __ lymphatic system
pertaining to
-ory
E.g. circulat- ory
___________ __ circulation
pertaining to
-ous
E.g. cutan- ous
___________ __ the skin
pertaining to
what is the plural for a word ending in “a”
“ae”
E.g vertebra -> vertebrae
what is the plural for a word ending in “en”
“ina”
E.g. lumen -> lumina
what is the plural for a word ending in “ex”
“ices”
