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Miscellaneous Suffixes 2.6

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