医学英语词根

Suff

ix

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 s

tarch 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 examini

ng 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, thei r development and diseases 儿科学

-ine substance 物质insulin：

/in substance (hormone) produced by the

islets of Langerhans in the pancr

eas

胰岛素

-ism process or condition alcoholism: excessive drinking of al

cohol which becomes addictive 酒

精中毒

-ist one who specializes in

精通于……的人pharmacologist: a doctor who special izes in the study of drugs 药理专家

-iti s inflammation refers t

o a part in

……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 ut

er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

-men t the result or produc

t of an action

development: thing which develops or

is being developed; action of bec

oming 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 refer s to a doer dermatofibroma: fibrous tumor of the skin

皮肤纤维瘤

-or/ -er either a person or

thing

receptor: a sensory nerve ending th

at responds to various stimuli感受

器，受体

-ory characterized by; per taining to suspensory: which is hanging down 悬吊式，悬带

-ose sugar fructose: fruits sugar found in hon

ey and some fruit 果糖

-osi s abnormal condition onychocryptosis: abnormal condition o

f a hidden nail 嵌甲

-ous pertaining to poisonous: pertaining to poison; als

o containing poison 有毒的，分泌毒素的

-som es bodies ribosome: the body of nucleic acid

核糖体

-um structure; thing; sub stance

结构，物质magnesium: a white metallic chemical substance 镁（金属元素）

-y condition; act; proce ss dystrophy: disorder caused by defect ive nutrition or metabolism 营养不良

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

Suffi Meaning Example