Suffixes Lesson 1-8

Front 1

-a

Back 1

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 2

-ac

Back 2

adjective-forming

pertaining to, located in

Front 3

-ia

Back 3

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 4

-iac

Back 4

noun-forming

person afflicted with

Front 5

-iasis

Back 5

noun-forming suffix

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

Front 6

-ic

Back 6

adjective-forming

pertaining to, located in

Front 7

-in, -inc

Back 7

forms names of substances

Front 8

-ist

Back 8

noun-forming

a person interested in

Front 9

-itic

Back 9

adjective-forming

pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation

Front 10

-itis

Back 10

noun-forming

indicating an inflamed condition: inflammation

Front 11

-itides

Back 11

plural form of -itis

Front 12

-ium

Back 12

noun-forming

membrane; connective tissue

Front 13

-ma

Back 13

noun-forming

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 14

-osis

Back 14

noun-forming

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 15

-otic

Back 15

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 16

-sia

Back 16

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 17

-sis

Back 17

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 18

-tic

Back 18

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 19

-y

Back 19

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 20

-al

Back 20

adjective-forming

pertaining to, located in

Front 21

-ase

Back 21

forms names of enzymes

Front 22

-asia, -asis

Back 22

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 23

-ema

Back 23

noun-forming

state, condition

Front 24

-esis

Back 24

noun-forming

state, condition, procedure

Front 25

-etic

Back 25

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 26

-ics, -tics

Back 26

noun-forming

indicating a particular science or study

Front 27

-ism

Back 27

noun-forming

state, condition, quality

Front 28

-ismus

Back 28

noun-forming

state, condition, muscular spasms

Front 29

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 29

adjective and noun-forming

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblence

Front 30

-oma

Back 30

noun-forming

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 31

-ose

Back 31

adjective-forming

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 32

-ous

Back 32

adjective-forming

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 33

-tics

Back 33

noun-forming

indicating a particular science or study

Front 34

-us

Back 34

noun-forming

condition, person

Front 35

-ize

Back 35

verb-forming

"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"

Front 36

-an

Back 36

adjective-forming

pertaining to, located in

Front 37

-ar

Back 37

adjective-forming

pertaining to, located in

Front 38

-arium

Back 38

noun-forming

denotes a place for something

Front 39

-ary

Back 39

noun-forming

denotes a place for something

Front 40

-ary

Back 40

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 41

-ate

Back 41

adjective-forming

having the form of, possessing

Front 42

-ia

Back 42

forms abstract nouns

Front 43

-ian

Back 43

noun-forming

indicates an expert in a certain field

Front 44

-ic

Back 44

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 45

-id

Back 45

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 46

-ile

Back 46

adjective-forming

pertaining to, capable of

Front 47

-ine

Back 47

adjective-forming

pertaining to, located in

Front 48

-ive

Back 48

adjective-forming

pertaining to

Front 49

-lent

Back 49

adjective-forming

full of

Front 50

-ose

Back 50

adjective-forming

full of

Front 51

-ous

Back 51

adjective-forming

full of

Front 52

-ty

Back 52

forms abstract nouns

Front 53

-y

Back 53

forms abstract nouns