1、SuffixMeaningExample-acpertaining to 属于,关于cardiac: pertaining to the heart心脏(病)的-alpertaining to medical: pertaining to medicine-arpertaining to molecular: pertaining to a molecule 分子的-arypertaining to belonging to ciliary: pertaining to the cilia睫毛的,纤毛的,毛状的-aseenzyme 酶amylase
2、: any enzyme that converts starch to sugar 淀粉酶-clesmallness小,少,贫乏,小气follicle: a small bodily cavity or sac小囊,(头发的)毛囊-ean instrument 仪器auriscope: an instrument for examining the ear (检查耳朵用的)耳镜-ealpertaining to laryngeal: pertaining to the larynx喉的, 喉音的-iacondition; qualit
3、y phobia: abnormal fear 恐惧,害怕-icpertaining to toxic: pertaining to toxin有毒的;因中毒引起的-icsstudy of; name of a sciencepaediatrics: study of children, their development and diseases 儿科学-ine/insubstance 物质insulin:substance (hormone) produced by the islets of Langerhans in the pan
4、creas 胰岛素-ismprocess or conditionalcoholism: excessive drinking of alcohol which becomes addictive 酒精中毒-istone who specializes in 精通于……的人pharmacologist: a doctor who specializes in the study of drugs 药理专家-itisinflammation refers to a part in……部位的炎症 rhinitis: inflammation of
5、 the nasal passages鼻炎,鼻粘膜炎-(i)umrelation to a whole; related to 与……相关endometrium: inner lining of the uter子宫内膜-ivecharacterizes by antitussive: a drug that suppresses coughing止咳药-lettiny; smalldroplet: a tiny drop 小滴-mentthe result or product of an actiondevelopment: thing w
6、hich develops or is being developed; action of becoming mature-oidresembling; like像mucoid: resembling mucus粘液样的-olelittle; smallcentriole: the small dense structure in the middle of the centrosome细胞中心粒;中心体-omatumor; swelling refers to a doerdermatofibroma: fibrous tumor of the
7、 skin皮肤纤维瘤-or/-ereither a person or thingreceptor: a sensory nerve ending that responds to various stimuli感受器,受体-orycharacterized by; pertaining to suspensory: which is hanging down悬吊式,悬带-osesugarfructose: fruits sugar found in honey and some fruit 果糖-osisabnormal condition on
8、ychocryptosis: abnormal condition of a hidden nail 嵌甲-ouspert