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CH 2 Study Guide
CH 2 REVIEW (Suffixes)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | able to be |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward; in the direction of |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -ation | a process; being or having |
| -ative | pertaining to |
| -atory | pertaining to |
| -crine | thing that secretes |
| -drome | a running |
| -eon | one who performs |
| -ery | process of |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ian | one who performs |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ician | a skilled professional or expert |
| -ics | knowledge; practice |
| -ine | thing pertaining to |
| -ion | action; condition |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ious | pertaining to |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -istry | process related to the specialty of |
| -ity | state; condition |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -logy | the study of |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -tion | a process; being or having |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
| -verse | to travel; to turn |