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Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac ak | Pertaining to |
| -al ar | pertaining to |
| -ar ar | pertaining to |
| -ary ar-ee | pertaining to |
| -eal ee-al | pertaining to |
| -ic ik | pertaining to |
| -tic tik | pertaining to |
| -ia ee-ah | condition |
| -ism ih-zum | condition |
| -ium ee-um | tissue.structure |
| -y ee | condition,procedure |
| icle ik-el | small |
| -ole ohl | small |
| -ule yool | small |
| ula yoo-lah | small |
| iatrics ee-AH-triks | medical science |
| iatry AI-ah-tree | medical science |
| iatrist EE-ah-trist | specialist in medicine of |
| -ist ist | specialist |
| logist loh-jist | specialist in the study of |
| logy loh-jee | study of |
| -algia AL-jah | Pain |
| dynia DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah | Pain |
| -cele SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) |
| emia EEM-ee-ah | blood condition |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of |
| itis AIT-is | inflammation |
| -lysis LIH-sis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shee-ah | abnormal softening |
| -megaly MEG-ah-lee | enlargement |
| oid OYD | resembling |
| -oma OH-mah | tumor |
| osis OH-sis | condition |