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Medical/Biological Sciences
Clinical/Grammatical Suffixes
16
Language - Latin
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2006

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Term
-ad
Definition
moving in a direction toward. When two divergent directions are specified, the first component denotes the origin and the second the direction.
Term
-ate
Definition
noun-forming or adjective forming suffix. (nb., define as "one that has ...", "haveing...,")
Term
-e
Definition
instrument
Term
-ia, -y, -iasis, -osis
Definition
condition
Term
-ics
Definition
study; ology is much more common and should be used, exceptions are pediatrics, orthodontics, and kinetics.
Term
-in
Definition
substance (nb., define terms that end in this suffix as "substance composed of...")
Term
-ist
Definition
one who specializes in
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
-oid
Definition
resembling
Term
-ous
Definition
containing
Term
-e
Definition
noun-forming suffix (grammatical suffixes)
Term
-ic, -al, -ical, -ac, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ine, -ous
Definition
adjective forming suffixes. (grammatical suffixes) (on the test we'll be given the answer)
Term
-is
Definition
noun-forming suffix (grammatical suffixes)
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-ize (or, -ise)
Definition
verb forming sufix. 9grammatical suffixes)
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