Unit 10 Suffixes
| Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| –ac | pertaining to |
| –al | pertaining to |
| –algia | pain |
| –amine | chemical group containing nitrogen |
| –ar | pertaining to |
| –ary | pertaining to |
| –ase | name for an enzyme |
| –ate | shaped like |
| –ated | having that quality |
| –ation | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –ative | word ending that turns a verb into an adjective |
| –cele | hernia |
| –centesis | puncture |
| –crine | secretion |
| –dynia | pain |
| –eal | pertaining to |
| –ectasis | dilation |
| –ectomy | cutting out of |
| –emia | present in blood, indicating disease |
| –form | shaped like |
| –gen | arising from |
| –genesis | the process of creating |
| –gram | a record of a test or procedure |
| –graphy | a test or procedure |
| –ia | disease |
| –iac | pertaining to |
| –ial | pertaining to |
| –iasis | presence of an abnormality |
| –ic –ics |
pertaining to |
| –in –in/o |
chemical name ending for a protein |
| –ing | verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process) |
| –ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –is | anatomical structure |
| –ist | someone who studies |
| –istry | the practice of studying |
| –itis | inflammation |
| –ive | to go |
| –lith | stone |
| –logist | one who studies |
| –logy | study of |
| –malacia | softening due to disease |
| –megaly | enlargement due to disease |
| –oid | looks like; resembles |
| –oma | tumor |
| –orus | anatomical structure |
| –osis | process |
| –ous | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
| –paresis | weakness |
| –pathy | disease process |
| –pexy | surgical fixation |
| –phony | sound-making |
| –plasty | surgical revision |
| –plegia | weakness |
| –ptosis | drooping |
| –rrhaphy | suturing |
| –rrhea | abnormal flow |
| –scope | instrument for looking inside |
| –scopy | the process of looking inside |
| –stomy | creating an opening with surgery |
| –tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –tomy | cutting |
| –tripsy | rubbing, friction, pounding |
| –ula –ule |
diminutive suffix |
| –um | anatomical structure |
| –uronic | chemical name ending |
| –y | disease |
