医学专业英语全部词根

医学专业英语最全词根——都记下来，你也可以看懂SCI 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 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 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 action

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 doer 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 to 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

-carcinoma malignant tumor developing from connective tissue 相关组织的恶性肿瘤

adenocarcinoma:

malignant

tumor

developing from glandular tissue 腺癌

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-cele protrusion; distention 突出；膨胀，延伸

esophagocele: abnormal distention of the esophagus 食管突出

-centesis surgical puncture 手术穿孔

paracentesis: surgical puncture of a cavity for the aspiration of fluid 穿刺术

-capnia carbon dioxide 二氧化碳 acapnia: absence of carbon dioxide 血液二氧化碳缺乏

-cide kill germicide: (substance) which can kill germs 杀菌剂

-clast cell phagocyte:cell, especially a white blood cell, which can surround and destroy other cells 噬菌细胞

-dynia pain glossodynia: pain in the tongue 舌痛

-ectasia/ -ectasis expansion; dilation(膨胀，扩张) a telectasis: incomplete expansion of the

lungs at birth 肺不张

-ectomy

surgical excision or removal of gastrectomy: surgical removal of the

stomach 胃切除术

-edema excessive accumulation of serous fluid 水肿

myxoedema: condition caused when the thyroid gland does not produce enough

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thyroid hormone 粘液腺瘤病，粘液水肿

-emia

blood condition

leukemia: any of several malignant diseases where an abnormal number of leucocytes form in the blood 白血病

-emesis

vomiting 呕吐

hematemesis: the vomiting of blood 咯血；吐血

-gen

something that produced or prouduces

pathogen: a microorganism or agent capable of producing disease 病菌，病原体 -genesis

production 生产

spermatogenesis:

formation

and

development of spermatozoa in the testes 精子发生

-globin

protein 蛋白质

hemoglobin: an iron-containing protein produced by erythrocytes 血红素

-gnosis

knowledge

diagnosis: the process of identifying the nature or presence of a disease through knowledge and examination

-gram

image; picture

electrocardiogram: a graphic record of the electrical activity of heart muscle or heartbeat used in the diagnosis of heart disease.