adjective

ex. cardi/ac - pertaining to the heart

adjective

ex. hypo/derm/ic - pertaining to under or below the skin

adjective

ex. neur/al - pertaining to the nerve(s)

adjective

ex. med/ical - pertaining to medicine

adjective

ex. muscul/ar - pertaining to the muscle(s)

adjective

ex. audit/ory - pertaining to the hearing

adjective

ex. saliv/ary - pertaining to the saliva

adjective

ex. cutane/ous - pertaining to the skin

adjective

ex. mening/eal - pertaining to the meninges

adjective

ex. acous/tic - pertaining to the sound

-ia

-ism

-y

condition

ex. pneumon/ia - lung condition

ex. alcohol/ism - alcohol condition

ex. path/y - disease condition

-iatrics

-iatry

treatment, medicine

ex. ped/iatrics - treatment or medicine for children

ex. pod/iatry - treatment or medicine for the foot

specialist

ex. ur/o/log/ist - specialist in the studies of the urine

-icle

-ole

-ula

-ule

small, minute, little

ex. part/icle - small particle

ex. arteri/ole - small artery

ex. mac/ula - small or little spot

ex. ven/ule - small vein

singular

a

ex. pleura

plural

ae

ex. pleurae

singular

ax

ex. thorax

plural

aces

ex. thoraces

singular

en

ex. lumen

plural

ina

ex. lumina

singular

is

ex. diagnosis

plural

es

ex. diagnoses

singular

ix

ex

ex. appendix

ex. apex

plural

ices

ex. appendices

ex. apices

singular

on

ex. ganglion

plural

a

ex. ganglia

singular

um

ex. bacterium

plural

a

ex. bacteria

singular

us

ex. bronchus

plural

i

ex. bronchi

singular

y

ex. deformity

plural

ies

ex. deformities

singular

ma

ex. carcinoma

plural

mata

ex. carcinomata