Chapter 2 TB - Adjective, Noun, and Diminutive Suffixes (Table 2-5)

This includes a list of adjective, noun, and diminutive suffixes along with their meanings and word analyses. Also, some extra stuff.

Adjective: -ac

pertaining to

cardi/ac

pertaining to the heart

cardi:

heart

Adjective: -al

pertaining to

neur/al

pertaining to a nerve

neur:

nerve

Adjective: -ar

pertaining to

muscul/ar

pertaining to muscle

muscul:

muscle

Adjective: -ary

pertaining to

pulmon/ary

pertaining to the lungs

pulmon:

lung

Adjective: -eal

pertaining to

esophag/eal

pertaining to the esophagus

esophag:

esophagus

Adjective: -ic

pertaining to

thorac/ic

pertaining to the chest

thorac:

chest

Adjective: -ical *

pertaining to; The suffix -ical is a combination of -ic and -al.

path/o/log/ical

pertaining to the study of disease

path/o:

disease

log:

study of

Adjective: -ile

pertaining to

pen/ile

pertaining to the penis

pen:

penis

Adjective: -ior

pertaining to

poster/ior

pertaining to the back of the body

poster:

back (of body), behind, posterior

Adjective: -ous

pertaining to

cutane/ous

pertaining to the skin

cutane:

skin

Adjective: -tic

pertaining to

acous/tic

pertaining to hearing

acous:

hearing

Noun: -esis

condition

di/ur/esis

abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine

di-:

double

ur:

urine

Noun: -ia

condition

pneumon/ia

infection of the lung usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or diseases

pneumon:

air; lung

Noun: -ism

condition

hyper/thyroid/ism

condition characterized by overactivity of the thyroid gland

hyper-:

excessive, above normal

thyriod:

thyriod gland

Noun: -iatry

medicine; treatment

pod/iatry

specialty concerned with treatment and prevention of conditions of the feet

pod:

foot

Noun: -ician

specialist

obstetr/ician

physician who specializes in the branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

obstetr:

midwife

Noun: -ist

specialist

hemat/o/log/ist

physician who specializes in the treatment of disorders of blood and blood-forming tissues

hemat/o:

blood

log:

study of

Noun: -y

condition; process

neur/o/path/y

condition of the nerves (related to a) disease

neur/o:

nerve

path:

disease

Diminutive: -icle

small, minute

ventr/icle

small cavity, as of the brain or heart

ventr:

belly, belly side

Diminutive: -ole

small, minute

arteri/ole

the smallest of the arteries; also called a minute artery

arteri:

artery

Arteries:

Narrow to form arterioles (minute arteries), which branch into capillaries (microscopic blood vessels).

Diminutive: -ule

small, minute

ven/ule

small vein continuous with a capillary

ven:

vein