Suffixes

Suffix: The ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

• suffixes alone have no uses
  • by adding a suffix to the end of a word root, we create a noun or adjective with a different meaning

- these suffixes begin with a ^^consonant^^, therefore a ^^combining vowel^^ (a, e, i, o, u, or y) must be used between the word root and the suffix

-scope	= instrument to view
-rrhea	= flow or discharge

- these suffixes begin with a ^^vowel^^, therefore a ^^combining vowel^^ (a, e, i, o, u, or y) is NOT used between the word root and the suffix

So,

• A combining vowel %%IS%% used to @@link one root to another@@ and @@before a suffix that begins with a consonant@@
• A combining vowel %%IS NOT%% used @@before a suffix that starts with a vowel@@

Different Associations in Medical Terminology

• ==Prefix==, ^^Root^^, and suffix -- ==Peri==^^card^^itis
• ^^Two roots^^ and a suffix -- ^^Myocard^^itis
• ==Prefix== and ^^root^^ -- ==Hypo==^^tension^^
• ^^Root^^ and suffix -- ^^Hepat^^itis
• ==Prefix== and suffix -- ==An==emia

• pertaining to: -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ose, -ous and -tic