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Ch 8 and 9 Suffixes
Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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-an | pertaining to located in |
-ar | pertaining to located in |
-arium -ary | denotes a place for something |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ate | having the form of possessing |
-ia | forms abstract nouns |
-ian | indicates an expert in a certain field |
-ic | pertaining to |
-id | pertaining to |
-ile | pertaining to capable of |
-ine | pertaining to located in |
-ive | pertaining to |
-lent | full of |
-ose | full of |
-ous | full of |
-ty | forms abstract nouns |
-y | forms abstract nouns |
diminutives | -cle -ella -il -ola -ule -culus -ellem -illa -olus -ulus |
-cle | diminutive |
-ella | diminutive |
-il | diminutive |
-ola | diminutive |
-ule | diminutive |
-culus | diminutive |
-ellum | diminutive |
-illa | diminutive |
-olus | diminutive |
-ulus | diminutive |
-ad | toward a part of the body |
-al | pertaining to |
pertaining to | -al -an (located in) -ar (located in) -ary -ic -id -ile (capable of) -ine (located in) -ive |
full of | -lent -ous -ose |
-able | capable of (being) able to |
-ation | indicates action/ process the act of (being) the result of (being) something that is |
-ce | the act of (being) the state of (being) |
-cy | the act of (being) the state of (being) |
-ible | capable of (being) |
-id | in a state or condition of |
-ile | capable of (being) like |
-ion | the act of |
-ive | pertaining to |
-ment | agent or instrument |
-or | agent or instrument |
-orium | place for something |
-ory | 1. pertaining to 2. place for something |
-ure -ura | result of an action |
-e | forms nouns from latin |