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Adj-Noun Suffixes
Western Medical Terminology: Ch. 3
| Adjective OR Noun Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -er | one who |
| -ia | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ole | small, little |
| -ule | small, little |
| -im, -ium | structure, tissue |
| -us | structure, substance |
| -y | condition, process |
| -ac, -iac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -genic | pertaining to, producing, produced by, or in |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ose | pertaining to, full of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |