AGRS: Chapter 8 terms

-ad

toward

-al

pertaining to

-an

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ate

having the form of (verb, like -ize)

-ation

action or process (noun derived from -ate)

-cle, -cule

small, diminutive

-cul, -culum

small, diminutive

-ent

pertaining to

-escence

state or process (-sc- indicates a process)

-ia

condition

-ian

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-id

pertaining to

-ile

pertaining to, capable of

-ine

pertaining to, located in (in Greek, it means substance. In Latin, it usually has a root denoting a physical thing)

-ive

pertaining to

-ment

results or means

-oid

resembling

-ory

pertaining to

-ose

full of

-ous

full of

-ty, ity

state, quality, condition

-ule

small

-ulent

full of-

-ure

act or result

-y

state, quality, condition

abdomin-

belly, abdomen

adip-

fat

aur-

ear

bacill-

[rod, staff] bacillus

burs-

[leather sack], a sack, usually containing fluid to reduce friction between tissues

calc-

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

calor-

heat

capit- (cipit-, -ceps)

head (greek= ceph-)

cerebr-

cerebrum

corp-, corpor-

body

cost-

rib

dent-

tooth

dors-

back (of the body), occasionally the top of something

exter-

outer

fibr-

fiber, filament

fistul-

tube, pipe (fistula)- abnormally created pathway

frigor-

cold

insul-

island (anatomically discrete region/part)

intern-

inner

meat-

passage, opening, meatus

nas-

nose

pur-

pus

radic-, rad-, radix

root (used a lot to denote spinal nerves)

ren-

kidney

sanguin-

blood

son-

sound

synovi-

synovial fluid

tub-

[trumpet], tube (either natural or artificial)

tuss-

cough

vacc-

[cow] vaccination

vir-

[poison, venom] virus

viscer-

internal organs