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Misc Suffixes
Miscellaneous Suffixes 2.6
Suffix or Word Part | Meaning | Example of use in a word |
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-ac, -al, -an | pertaining to | thermal, median (adj) |
-ar, -ary | pertaining to | alveolar, salivary (adj) |
-eal, -ic | pertaining to | peritoneal, lymphatic |
-ive, -tic | pertaining to | invasive, nephrotic |
-ase | enzyme | Lactase |
-eum, -ium | membrane | Peritoneum |
-ia, -ism | condition or theory | Synergism |
-iac | one who suffers | Hemophiliac |
-opia | vision | Eutopia |
-ose | sugar | Glucose |
-ous | pertaining to or characterized by | Cancerous |
-y | state or condition | Atrophy |
amyl/o | starch | Amylase |
glyc/o | sugar | Hypoglycemia |
hemat/o | blood | Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood. |
lact/o | milk | Lactation |
lip/o | fat | Lipids |
lith/o | stone | Lithology |
micro- | small | Microscope |
muc/o | mucus | Mucous membrane |
prote/o, protein/o | protein | Protenuria |
pyr/o | fire | Pyromaniac |
-able, -ible | capable of, able to | capable |