Unit 12 Suffixes
Suffix | Definition |
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–al | pertaining to |
–algia | pain |
–ar | pertaining to |
–ation | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–cele | hernia |
–centesis | puncture |
–cide | substance which kills |
–cyte | cell |
–dynia | pain |
–ectomy | cutting out of |
–facient | substance that promotes a process |
–gen | arising from |
–genesis | the process of creating |
–genic | giving rise to |
–gram | a record of a test or procedure |
–graph | instrument for recording a procedure |
–graphy | a test or procedure |
–ia | disease |
–ial | pertaining to |
–ian | pertaining to |
–iasis | presence of an abnormality |
–ic | pertaining to |
–iferous | having, bearing, or containing |
–in | name for a protein |
–ine | pertaining to (also a chemical name ending, depending on the context) |
–ing | verb ending that makes the continuous tense |
–ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–ism | belief; process word ending |
–itis | inflammation |
–ity | turns a noun into a state of being |
–ium | anatomical structure |
–ize | turns a noun into a verb |
–logist | one who studies |
–logy | study of |
–lysis | breaking down; destroying |
–lytic | substance that causes a breakdown or destruction |
–megaly | enlargement due to disease |
–metry | the act of measuring |
–oma | tumor |
–osis | process |
–pathy | disease process |
–pexy | surgical fixation |
–plasia | the process of molding or growing |
–plasty | surgical revision |
–ptosis | drooping |
–rrhage | bursting forth |
–rrhagia | bursting forth in disease |
–rrhaphy | suturing |
–rrhea | abnormal flow |
–rrhexis | rupture |
–scope | instrument for looking inside |
–scopy | the process of looking inside |
–stenosis | abnormal narrowing of an opening |
–stomy | creating an opening with surgery |
–tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–tomy | cutting |
–trop | influencing the activity of |
–ula –ule |
diminutive suffix |
–um –us |
anatomical structure word ending |
–y | disease |
–zoa –zoon |
living thing |