Medical Terminology

-er

One who
-ia

Condition
-ist

Specialist
-ole

Small, little
-ule

Small, little
-um , -ium

Structure, substance

_{Esophagus - a muscular structure (tube) within the throat}
-y

Condition or process
-ac, -iac

Pertaining to

_{Cardiac - pertaining to the heart}
-al

Pertaining to

_{Inguinal - pertaining to the groin}
-ar

Pertaining to
-ary

Pertaining to

_{Pulminary - pertaining to the lungs}
-eal

Pertaining to

_{Layngeal - pertaining to the larynx}
-genic

Produced by, producing, pertaining to

_{Carcinogenic - producing cancer}
-ic, -ical

Pertaining to

_{Chronic - pertaining to slow progression of time}
-oid

Resembling

_{Adenoids - resembling glands (small mass of lymphatic tissue)}
-ose

Full of, pertaining to

_{Adipose - pertaining to/full of fat}
-ous

Pertaining to
-tic

Pertaining to

_{Nectrotic - pertaining to death}

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Medical Terminology

Description

Shorter noun suffixes

Updated

2011-09-03T23:47:46Z

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