医学专业英语词根

医学专业英语词根

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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 s

ugar 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 ea

r (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 develop ment and diseases 儿科学

-ine /in substance 物质insulin：

substance (hormone) produced by the islets of Langerha

ns in the pancreas

胰岛素

-ism process or conditio n alcoholism: excessive drinking of alcohol whi ch becomes addictive 酒精中毒

-ist one who specializes in

精通于……的人pharmacologist: a doctor who specializes in t he study of drugs 药理专家

-iti s 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

-men t the result or produ

ct 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 m

iddle of the centrosome

细胞中心粒；中心体

-oma tumor; swelling ref ers 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 respond

s to various stimuli感受器，受体

-ory characterized by; p ertaining to suspensory: which is hanging down 悬吊式，悬带

-ose sugar fructose: fruits sugar found in honey and som

e fruit 果糖

-osi s abnormal condition onychocryptosis: abnormal condition of a hidd

en nail 嵌甲

-ous pertaining to poisonous: pertaining to poison; also contain

ing poison 有毒的，分泌毒素的

-som

es

bodies ribosome: the body of nucleic acid核糖体

-um structure; thing; s ubstance magnesium: a white metallic chemical substanc e 镁（金属元素）