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Suffixes for adjective forms
Question | Answer |
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-ac | Pertaining to "cardiac" (pertaining to the hart) |
-al | Pertaining to "intestinal" (pertaining to the intestine) |
-ar | Pertaining to "muscular" (pertaining to the muscle) |
-ary | Pertaining to "urinary" (pertaining to urine) |
-ic | Pertaining to "pelvic" (pertaining to the pelvis) |
-ine | Pertaining to "intestine" (pertaining to the intestine)-ive |
-ive | Pertaining to "digestive" (pertaining to digestion) |
-ous | Pertaining to "venous" (pertaining to the vein) |
-ia | Condition; state; thing "pneumonia" (condition of the Lung) |
-ism | Process; disease from a specific cause "hypothyroidism" (disease from the specific cause of deficient thyroid hormone) |
-itis | Inflammation of; Infection of "tonsillitis" (inflammation of the tonsil) |
-megaly | Enlargement "cardiomegaly" (enlargement of the hart) |
-oma | Tumor; mass "neuroma" (tumor of the nerve) |
-osis | Condition; abnormal condition; process "psychosis" (abnormal condition of the mind) |
-pathy | Disease; suffering "arthropathy' (disease of the joint) |
-ation | A process; being or having "urination" (a process of making urine) |
-ion | Action; condition "digestion" (action of breaking down food) |
-lysis | Process of breaking down or destroying "hemolysis" (process of breaking down or destroying blood) |
-iatry | Medical treatment "psychiatry" (medical treatment of the mind) |
-ist | One who specializes in "therapist" (one who specializes in therapy) |
-logy | The study of "cardiology" (the study of the hart) |
-ectomy | Surgical excision "appendectomy" (surgical excision of the appendix) |
-gram | A record or picture "mammogram" (a record or picture of the breast) |
-graphy | A process of recording "phonography" "mammography" (a record) (recording of the breast) |
-metry | process of measureing "spirometry" (process of measuring the breath) |
-scope | Instrument used to examine "colonoscope" instrument used to examine the colon |
-scopy | Process of using an instrument to examine "gastroscopy" (process of using an instrument to examine the stomach) |
-stomy | Surgically created opening "colostomy" (surgical creating am opening in the colon) |
-therapy | Treatment |
-tomy | Process of cutting or making an incision "laparotomy" (process of making an incision in the abdomen) |
endo- | Innermost; within "endotracheal"(pertaining to within the trachea) |
epi- | upon; above "epidermal" (pertaining to the skin) |
intra- | Within "intervenous" (pertaining to within a vein) |
inter- | Between "intercostal" (pertaining to between the ribs) |
peri- | Around "pericardial" (pertaining to around the hart) |
post- | After; behind "postnasal" (pertaining to behind the nose) |
pre- | before; in front of "premenstrual" (pertaining to before menstruation) |
sub- | Below; underneath; less than "subcutaneous" (pertaining to underneath the skin) |
trans- | Across; through "transvaginal" (pertaining threw the vagina) |
bi- | two "bilateral" (pertaining to two sides) |
brady- | slow "bradycardia" (condition of a slow heart) |
hemi- | one half "hemiplegia" (condition of one half of the body with paralysis |
hyper- | above; more then normal "hypertension" (condition of more then normal pressure) |
hypo- | below; deficient "hypothyroidism" (disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland hormone) |
mono- | One; single "mononucleosis" (abnormal condition of white blood cells that each have one large nucleus) |
poly- | many; much "polyneuritis" (inflammation of many nerves) |
quadri- | four "quadriplegia" (condition of four limbs with paralysis) |
tachy- | Fast "tachycardia" (condition of a fast hart rate) |
tri- | three "tricuspid" ( valve in the hart that has three flaps) |
a- | away from; without "aspermia" (condition of being with out sperm) |
an- | without; not "anesthesia" condition of being with out sensation |
anti- | against "antibiotic" (pertaining to against living organisms) |
de- | reversal of: without "dementia" (condition of being without mind) |
dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal "dysphagia" (condition of painful or difficult eating and swallowing) |
eu- | Normal (euthyroidism) (process of normal thyroid gland function) |
mal- | bad; inadequate "malnutrition" (being or having inadequate nourishment) |
re- | again and again "respiration" (a process of again and again breathing) |