Noun suffixes in medical terminology can be used to identify the meaning of the medical term. Learn about noun suffixes used in words with meanings of ~'studies,~' ~'senses,~' ~'substances,~' and ~'pertaining to.~' Suffixes The three main word parts that make up a medical term are ...
-able, -ible, -ile: (form adjs) able to, fit to, worthy, capable; apt to; subject to being ~-ed -ac: one affect with -ac, -al, -ane, -ar, -ary, -ch, -ese, -ic, -ical, -id, -ile, -ine, -ish, -ory: like, of, pertaining to; characterized by -aceae: families of...