Suffix
Meaning
Example
-ac
pertainingto
属于，关于
cardiac:pertainingtotheheart
心脏（病）的
-al
pertainingto
medical:pertainingtomedicine
-ar
pertainingto
molecular:pertainingtoamolecule
分子的
-ary
pertainingto
belongingto
ciliary:pertainingtothecilia
睫毛的,纤毛的,毛状的
-ase
enzyme酶
amylase:anyenzymethatconvertsstarchtosugar淀粉酶
-cle
smallness
小,少,贫乏,小气
follicle:asmallbodilycavityorsac
小囊,(头发的)毛囊
-e
aninstrument仪器
auriscope:aninstrumentforexaminingtheear(检查耳朵用的)耳镜
-eal
pertainingto
laryngeal:pertainingtothelarynx
喉的,喉音的
-ia
condition;quality
phobia:abnormalfear恐惧，害怕
-ic
pertainingto
toxic:pertainingtotoxin
有毒的；因中毒引起的
-ics
studyof;nameofascience
paediatrics:studyofchildren,theirdevelopmentanddiseases儿科学
-ine/in
substance物质
insulin：substance(hormone)producedbytheisletsofLangerhansinthepancreas
胰岛素
-ism
processorcondition
alcoholism:excessivedrinkingofalcoholwhichbe