Latin Suffixes 1

Question 1

atri-
(atrial, atrioventricular)

Answer 1

chamber
(atrial, atrioventricular)

Question 2

aur-
(aural, auricle)

Answer 2

ear
(aural, auricle)

Question 3

caud-
(acaudal, bicaudal)

Answer 3

tail
(acaudal, bicaudal)

Question 4

cord-
(cordate, concordant)

Answer 4

heart
(cordate, concordant)

Question 5

cost-
(costal, costocervical)

Answer 5

rib
(costal, costocervical)

Question 6

dent-
(dentate, linguodental)

Answer 6

tooth
(dentate, linguodental)

Question 7

dors-
(dorsal, dorsocaudal)

Answer 7

back
(dorsal, dorsocaudal)

Question 8

faci-
(facial, facioplegia)

Answer 8

face
(facial, facioplegia)

Question 9

fasci-
(fascia, myofascial)

Answer 9

band, bundle
(fascia, myofascial)

Question 10

febr-
(febrifuge, febrile)

Answer 10

fever
(febrifuge, febrile)

Question 11

front-
(frontal, frontonasal)

Answer 11

forehead
(frontal, frontonasal)

Question 12

gingiv-
(gingival, gingivitis)

Answer 12

gums
(gingival, gingivitis)

Question 13

lact-
(lactic, lactiferous)

Answer 13

milk
(lactic, lactiferous)

Question 14

lingu-
(linguogingival, translingual)

Answer 14

tongue
(linguogingival, translingual)

Question 15

mamm-
(mammary, mammogram)

Answer 15

breast
(mammary, mammogram)

Question 16

nas-
(nasal, nasociliary)

Answer 16

nose
(nasal, nasociliary)

Question 17

or-
(oral, orifice)

Answer 17

mouth
(oral, orifice)

Question 18

ov-
(ovate, ovulate)

Answer 18

egg
(ovate, ovulate)

Question 19

palat-
(nasopalatine, palatal)

Answer 19

palate, roof of the mouth
(nasopalatine, palatal)

Question 20

pector-
(expectorate, pectoral)

Answer 20

chest
(expectorate, pectoral)

Question 21

ped-
(bipedal, impediment)

Answer 21

foot
(bipedal, impediment)

Question 22

pulmon-
(pulmonary, pulmonitis)

Answer 22

lung
(pulmonary, pulmonitis)

Question 23

ren-
(renal, renopulmonary)

Answer 23

kidney
(renal, renopulmonary)

Question 24

seb-
(sebaceous, sebum)

Answer 24

fat, grease
(sebaceous, sebum)

Question 25

spin-
(spinal, spinous)

Answer 25

spine
(spinal, spinous)

Question 26

ventr-
(ventral, ventricle)

Answer 26

belly, stomach
(ventral, ventricle)

Question 27

-aceous
(herbaceous, sebaceous)

Answer 27

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(herbaceous, sebaceous)

Question 28

-al, -eal, ial, ual
(antenatal, corporal, partial)

Answer 28

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(antenatal, corporal, partial)

Question 29

-an, -ane, -ian
(ovarian, Roman, urbane)

Answer 29

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(ovarian, Roman, urbane)

Question 30

-ar
(ocular, patellar)

Answer 30

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(ocular, patellar)

Question 31

-ary
(mammary, pulmonary)

Answer 31

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(mammary, pulmonary)

Question 32

-ate
(ovate, rugate)

Answer 32

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(ovate, rugate)

Question 33

-ic, -tic
(aquatic, pelvic, sonic)

Answer 33

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(aquatic, pelvic, sonic)

Question 34

-ile, -il
(civil, juvenile, penile)

Answer 34

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(civil, juvenile, penile)

Question 35

-ine
(bovine, uterine)

Answer 35

Adjective
[“having to do with”, “belonging to”, characterized by”, “resembling”]
(bovine, uterine)