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Pages from Bioscientific Terminology Words From Latin and Greek Stems by Donald M. Ayers
| Lesson 4 | |||
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| suffix | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -al | pertaining to, like belonging to, having the character of | p.34 |
| 2. | -an (-ian) | pertaining to, like, one connected with | |
| 3. | -ous (-ious) | full of, pertaining to, like | |
| 4. | -ic, -tic (-ac after i) | pertaining to, like | |
| 5. | -ics, -tics | art, science of, or study of | |
| 6. | -oid, -ode | like, having the shape of | |
| Lesson 5 | |||
| compound suffix | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -emia (-hemia) | condition of the blood, congestion of blood | p.42 |
| 2. | -logy | science of, systematic study of | |
| 3. | -lysis | dissolution of or by | |
| 4. | -mania | madness for or about | |
| 5. | -pathy | disease of, treatment of disease of or by | p.43 |
| 6. | -phobia | abnormal fear of | |
| 7. | -therapy | treatment of or by | |
| 8. | -tomy | surgical operation on, surgical cutting of | |
| 9. | -ectomy | surgical removal of | |
| 10. | -uria | condition of urine | |
| Lesson 6 | |||
| compound suffix | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -genous, -genic | producing, produced | p.49 |
| 2. | -hedron | solid figure having a (specified) number of faces | p.50 |
| 3. | -iasis | diseased condition; often refers to an infestation by parasites | |
| 4. | -meter | instrument for measuring, measure | |
| 5. | -metry | art or science of measuring | |
| 6. | -nomy | science of, system of laws governing | |
| 7. | -oecious | having a house or dwell | |
| 8. | -plasty | formation, plastic surgical operation | |
| 9. | -rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge of | |
| 10. | -stomy | the making of a surgical opening | |
| Lesson 7 | |||
| Greek Noun-Forming Suffixes I | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ter | means of, place for | p.58 |
| 2. | -ist, -ast | one who | |
| 3. | -te, -t | one who, that which | |
| 4. | -ician | specialist in, practitioner of | |
| Lesson 8 | |||
| Greek Noun-Forming Suffixes II | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ia, -y | state of, condition of, quality of | p.65 |
| 2. | -ism, -ismus | condition of (belief in) | p.66 |
| 3. | -sis, -sia, -sy, -se | act of, process of (sometimes: result of, the act of) | |
| 4. | -ma, -m, -me | result of the act of | |
| Lesson 9 | |||
| Greek Noun-Forming Suffixes III | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -oma | usually "tumor arising in or composed of," occasionally "swelling containing," rarely "diseased condition," "result of" (related to -ma in Lesson 8) | p.73 |
| 2. | -osis | diseased condition of, act of, process of (related to -sis in Lesson 8) | p.74 |
| 3. | -itis | inflammation of, inflammatory disease of | |
| 4. | -in, -ine | chemical substance | |
| 5. | -ium | part, lining or enveloping tissue, region | |
| Lesson 10 | |||
| Greek Noun-Forming Suffixes IV | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -us | individual, person | p.81 |
| 2. | -idae, -ida, -id | descended from, related to These suffixes are generally used to indicate rank and classification in zoology and botany. |
p.82 |
| Lesson 11 | |||
| Greek Diminutive Suffixes | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ium, -ion | little | p.88 |
| 2. | -idium, -idion | little | p.89 |
| 3. | -arium, -arion | little | |
| 4. | -isk, -iscus | little | |
| Lesson 12 | |||
| Greek Verb-Forming Suffixes | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ize | to make, to treat, to do something with | p.95 |
| 2. | -ate | to make, to treat, to do something with This suffix is of Latin origin |
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| Lesson 13 | |||
| Greek Plurals | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ma -> -mata | p.102 | |
| 2. | -sis -> -ses | ||
| 3. | -on -> -a | ||
| 4. | -itis ->-itides | ||
| 5. | nx -> -nges | ||
| 6. | vowel + -ses -> -ces | p.103 | |
| Lesson 24 | |||
| Latin Suffixes I | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -al (-ial, -eal) | pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of (-alis) | p.190 |
| 2. | -ile, -il | same meanings as #1 (-ilis) | |
| 3. | -ar | same meanings as #1 (-aris) | |
| 4. | -ine | same meanings as #1 (-inus) | |
| Lesson 25 | |||
| Latin Suffixes II | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ic, -tic | pertaining to, like (-icus, -ticus) | p.196 |
| 2. | -ary | pertaining to, connected with, having the character of (-arius) | p.197 |
| 3. | -an, -ane | pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of (-anus) | |
| 4. | -form | like, having the shape of (-formis) | |
| Lesson 26 | |||
| Latin Suffixes III | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ate (occasionally -ite) | having, having the shape of, chacterized by having (-atus) | p.203 |
| 2. | -(u)lent, -(o)lent | full of, disposed to (-lentus) | |
| 3. | -ose | full of (-osus) | |
| 4. | -ous (-ious, -eous) | full of, having the character of (-osus, -us) | p.204 |
| 5. | -aceous | belonging to, resembling (-aceus) | |
| Lesson 27 | |||
| Latin Suffixes IV | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ent (-ient), -ant (iant) | equivalent to the English present participial ending -ing (-ens, -ans) |
p.209 |
| 2. | -ile | able to be, able to, tending to (-lis) | |
| 3. | -able, -ible If this suffix is followed by an additional suffix, it appears as |
able to be, able to, tending to (-abilis) | p.210 |
| 4. | -id | tending to, inclined to (-idus) | |
| 5. | -uous | tending to, inclined to (-uus, -uosus) | |
| Lesson 28 | |||
| Latin Suffixes V | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ulous | tending to, inclined to (-ulus) | p.216 |
| 2. | -ive | tending to, inclined to (-ivus) | |
| 3. | -ory | tending to, serving for (-orious) | |
| 4. | -itious | tending to, characterized by (-icius) | p.217 |
| 5. | -acious | tending to, inclined to (-ax) | |
| Lesson 29 | |||
| Latin Suffixes VI - Diminutives | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | A. -ule, -ole, -le | little | p.223 |
| B. -ulus, -ula, -ulum, etc. | little | ||
| 2. | A. -el | little | |
| B. -ellus, -ella, -ellum | little | ||
| 3. | -cule, -cle | little (-culum, etc.) | |
| 4. | A. -il | little | p.224 |
| B. -illus, -illa, -illum | little | ||
| 5. | A. -uncle | little | |
| B. -unculus | little | ||
| 6. | -ette, -et | little (of French origin) | |
| Lesson 30 | |||
| Latin Suffixes VII | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | A. -ory | place for, apparatus | p.230 |
| B. -orium | place for, apparatus | ||
| 2. | A. -ary | place for, apparatus | |
| B. -arium | place for, apparatus | p.231 | |
| 3. | A. -y | quality of, state of, act of | |
| B. -ia | quality of, state of, act of | ||
| Lesson 31 | |||
| Latin Suffixes VIII | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -tude | quality of, state of (-itudo) | p.237 |
| 2. | -ity (-ety, -ty) | quality of, state of (-itas) | |
| 3. | -ance, -ancy; -ence, -ency | quality of being, state of being (-antia, -entia) | |
| 4. | -or | he who, that which (-or) | p.238 |
| Lesson 32 | |||
| Latin Suffixes IX | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -ion | act of, state of, result of the act of (-io) | p.244 |
| 2. | -ure | act of, result of act of (-ura) | |
| 3. | -us | act of, result of the act of (-us) | p.245 |
| 4. | -or | state of, result of the act of (-or) | |
| Lesson 33 | |||
| Latin Suffixes X | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -men, -min | result of, means of, act of (-men) | p.252 |
| 2. | A. -ment | result of, means of, act of Various connective vowels appear before this suffix |
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| B. -mentum | same meanings as -ment | ||
| 3. | A. -ble, -bul | result of the act of, means of, place for | |
| B. -bula, -bulum | same meanings as -ble, -bul | ||
| 4. | A. -cle, -cul | result of the act of, means of | |
| B. -culum | same meanings as -cle, -cul | ||
| 5. | -crum, -cr- | result of the act of, means of | p.253 |
| 6. | -itrum, -tr- | result of the act of, means of | |
| Lesson 34 | |||
| Latin Suffixes X | meaning | Text page | |
| 1. | -fy | to make, to cause This is actually a form of the base FAC-, to make Note that the adjective ending corresponding to -fy is -fic, making, causing |
p.259 |
| 2. | -igate, -egate | to make, to drive This is actually a form of the base AG-, to do, to drive |
p.259-260 |
| 3. | -esce | to begin, to be somewhat | |