Medical Terminology: Medical Terminology Made Easy: Breakdown the Language of Medicine and Quickly Build Your Medical Vocabulary (Medical Terminology, Nursing School, Medical Books) by Eva Regan

Author:Eva Regan [Regan, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-10T17:00:00+00:00

Section 6: Suffixes

Suffixes, always at the end of a word, inform you what is being done with a specific body system or part. The suffix indicates a condition, disease, or procedure.

1. The Most Important Suffixes

Suffix = Meaning

-ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic = Pertaining to, related to

-algia, -dynia = Discomfort, pain

-arche = Beginning

-ate, -ize = Subject to

An example is Myalgia (muscle pain).

-cele = Protrusion (hernia)

-cidal, -cide = Something which kills or destroys

-cle, -cule, -ule, -ulus = Small

-cyte(s) = Cell(s)

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