Medical Terminology Exam 1 Suffixes

-a

state, condition

-able

capable of (being), able to

-ac

pertaining to, located in

-ad

toward (indicates direction toward a part of the body)

-al

pertaining to, located in

-an

pertaining to, located in

-ar

pertaining to, located in

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

forms names of enzymes

-ate

having the form of, possessing; forms names of chemical substances

-atic

pertaining to; of the nature of

-ation

the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is

-ce, -cy

the act of (being), the state of (being)

-culus, -cula, -culum; -cul

forms diminutives; small

-e

noun-forming suffix

-ellus, -ella, -ellum

forms diminutives; small

-ema

state, condition

-en, -ent, -ient

person who or thing that does something

-esis

state, condition, procedure

-etic

pertaining to

-ia

state, condition

-iac

person afflicted with, pertaining to, located in

-ial

pertaining to, located in

-ian

indicates an expert in a certain field

-iasis

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

-ible

capable of (being

-ic

pertaining to, located in; used as nouns: drug, agent

-ics, -tics

science/study of

-illus, -illa, -illum, -il

forms diminutives; small

-in, -ine

pertaining to, located in

-ion

the act of

-ism

state, condition, quality

-ist

person interested in

-ite

forms names of chemical substances

-itic

pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation; used as nouns: drug, agent

-itides

plural of -itis; plural nouns: inflammation

-itis

inflamed condition; inflammation

-ium, -eum

sometimes names a body region; membrane, connective tissue

-ive

pertaining to

-ize

make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

-ma

abnormal or diseased condition; sometimes forms names of substances

-oid, -ode, -id

having a particular shape or form, resembling

-olus, -ola, -olum; ole, -ol

forms diminutives; small

-oma, -omat

usually tumor; occasionally disease

-on

something, condition

-or

agent, instrument

-osis

abnormal or diseased condition

-otic

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

-sia

state, condition

-sis

state, condition

-tic

pertaining to; used as nouns: drug, agent; person suffering from a certain disability

-ulus, -ula, -ulum; -ule

forms diminutives; small

-us, -os

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

-y

state, condition