英文单词词根大全

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 pancre

as

胰岛素

-ism process or condition alcoholism: excessive drinking of alcohol which becomes addictiv

e 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 acti on 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 centroso

me

细胞中心粒；中心体

-oma tumor; swelling refers to a doe r 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

-some

s

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）