Lesson 3 - Suffixes Flashcards
-ia
State or condition of
ex. phobia
-ism
State or condition of
ex. alcoholism
-sis
State or condition of
ex. narcosis
-tion
State or condition of
ex. inhalation
-y
State or condition of
ex. atony
-ac
Pertaining to
ex. cardiac
-al
Pertaining to
ex. neural
-ar
Pertaining to
ex. muscular
-ary
Pertaining to
ex. dietary
-ic
Pertaining to
ex. metric
-ical
Pertaining to
ex. anatomical
-ile
Pertaining to
ex. febrile
-oid
Pertaining to
ex. lymphoid
-ory
Pertaining to
ex. respiratory
-ous
Pertaining to
ex. venous
-form
Resembling
ex. muciform
-ian, -ist
Specialist in a field
ex. Physician, cardiologist
-iatrics, -iatry, -ics
Specialty
ex. geriatrics, podiatry, orthopedics
-logy
Study of
ex. physiology
-algia, -algesia
pain
-carcin/o
cancer
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
-clasis, -clasia
breaking
-cysto/o
sac, cyst, bladder
Ectasia, ectasis
Chronic dilation
