很齐全的医学专业英语词根

Suffix Meaning Example -ac pertaining to

属于，关于

cardiac: pertaining to the heart 心脏（病）的 -al

pertaining to medical: pertaining to medicine -ar pertaining to molecular: pertaining to a molecule

分子的

-ary pertaining to

belonging to

ciliary: pertaining to the cilia 睫毛的,纤毛的,毛状的 -ase

enzyme 酶 amylase: any enzyme that converts starch to sugar 淀粉酶 -cle

smallness 小,少,贫乏,小气 follicle: a small bodily cavity or sac 小囊,(头发的)毛囊 -e

an instrument 仪器 auriscope: an instrument for examining the ear (检查耳朵用的)耳镜 -eal

pertaining to laryngeal: pertaining to the larynx 喉的, 喉音的 -ia

condition; quality phobia: abnormal fear 恐惧，害怕 -ic pertaining to toxic: pertaining to toxin

有毒的；因中毒引起的

-ics study of; name of a science paediatrics: study of children, their development and diseases 儿科学

-ine/in substance 物质 insulin ：substance (hormone) produced

by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas

胰岛素

-ism

process or condition alcoholism: excessive drinking of alcohol which becomes addictive 酒精中毒 -ist one who specializes in

精通于……的人

pharmacologist: a doctor who specializes in the study of drugs 药理专家 -itis inflammation refers to a part i n ……部位的炎症

rhinitis: inflammation of the nasal passages 鼻炎，鼻粘膜炎

-(i)um relation to a whole; related to 与……相关 endometrium: inner lining of the uter 子宫内膜

-ive characterizes by antitussive: a drug that suppresses

coughing止咳药

-let tiny; small droplet: a tiny drop 小滴

-ment the result or product of an act ion development: thing which develops or is being developed;

action of becoming mature

-oid resembling; like

像mucoid: resembling mucus 粘液样的

-ole little; small centriole: the small dense structure in the

middle of the centrosome细胞中心粒；中心体

-oma tumor; swelling refers to a do er dermatofibroma: fibrous tumor of the skin 皮肤纤维瘤

-or/-er either a person or thing receptor: a sensory nerve ending that

responds to various stimuli感受器，受体

-ory characterized by; pertaining t o suspensory: which is hanging down 悬吊式，悬带

-ose sugar fructose: fruits sugar found in honey

and some fruit 果糖

-osis abnormal condition onychocryptosis: abnormal condition of

a hidden nail 嵌甲

-ous pertaining to poisonous: pertaining to poison; also

containing poison 有毒的，分泌毒素的-somes bodies ribosome: the body of nucleic acid核糖体

-um structure; thing; substance 结构，物质magnesium: a white metallic chemical substance 镁（金属元素）

-y condition; act; process dystrophy: disorder caused by defective

nutrition or metabolism 营养不良

The following is a list of the most commonly used compound suffixes

Suffix Meaning Example

-algia pain; painful; condition arthralgia: pain in a joint 关节痛

--ase enzyme protease: digestive enzyme 蛋白酶

-blast embryo胚，胚胎，人类胚胎hemocytoblast: blast cell 血胚细胞，原始血细胞

-malignant tumor developing

from connective tissue 相关adenocarcinoma: malignant tumor developing from glandular tissue 腺癌