医学英语词汇(学习资料).pptVIP

SUFFIXES Root Suffix New Word dent (tooth) al (pertaining to) dental gastr (stomach) ic (pertianing to) gastric pharmac (drug) ist pharmacist (one who specializes in) cardi (heart) y (word ending) cardiology (the study of the heart and its disorders) Simple suffixes ic Compound suffixes log+y logy : the act or process of studying (or just the study of) Diagnostic and Symptomatic Suffixes Suffix Meaning Word -cele hernia cyst/o/cele -itis inflammation card/itis -algia pain gast/r/algia -osis disorder psych/osis