Suffix Flashcards
(29 cards)
-ac
pertaining to
ex: cardiac
-al
pertaining to
ex: skeletal
-ar
pertaining to
ex: muscular
-ary
pertaining to
ex: pulmonary
-eal
pertaining to
ex: esophageal
esophag - eal
esophagus- pertaining to
pertaining to the esophagus
-ic
pertaining to
ex: medic
med - ic
health/healing - pertaining to
pertaining to health/healing
-tic
pertaining to
ex: neurotic
neuro - tic
nerve - pertaining to
pertaining to the nerve
-ous
pertaining to
ex: subcutaneous
sub - cutane - ous
beneath - skin - pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin
-ia
Condition
Ex: Pneumonia
Pneumon - ia
lung - condition
the condition of the lung
-ism
Condition
Ex: Autism
Aut - ism
self - condition
the condition of one’s self
-ium
Tissue / Structure
Ex: Pericardium
Peri - card - ium
around - heart - tissue
the tissue around the heart
-y
Condition / Procedure
Ex: Hypertrophy
hyper - troph - y
below/low - nourishment/development - condition/procedure
the condition of low nourishment
-icle
Small
Ex: Ventricle
Ventr - icle
belly - small
small belly
-ole
Small
Ex: arteriole
arteri - ole
artery - small
small artery
-ule
Small
Ex: pustule
pust - ule
pus - small
small pus
-ula
small
Ex: uvula
-iatrics
Medical Science
Ex: Pediatrics
Ped - iatrics
child - medical science
the medical science of children
-iatry
Medical science
Ex: Psychiatry
Psych - iatry
mind - medical science
the medical science of the mind
-iatrist
Specialist in Medicine
Ex: Psychiatrist
Psych - iatrist
mind - specialist in medicine
specialist in medicine of the mind
-ist
Specialist
Ex: Dentist
Dent - ist
teeth - specialist
specialist of teeth
-logist
Specialist in the study of
Ex: Psychologist
Psycho - logist
mind - specialist in the study of
specialist in the study of the mind
-logy
Study of
Ex: Psychology
Psycho - logy
mind - study of
the study of the mind
-algia
Pain
Ex: myalgia
my - algia
muscle - pain
pain of the muscle
-dynia
Pain
Ex: Gastrodynia
gastro - dynia
stomach - pain
pain of the stomach
