Suffixes

What does a suffix usually indicate?

• describes what is happening to the word root

• describes what is happening to the prefix

• describes the position of the word root

the suffix "-ase" means...

• budding

• enzyme

• surgical puncture

• broken

the suffix "-crit" means...

• cell

• causing death

• to seperate

• pertaining to

the suffix "-ectomy" menas...

• blood condition

• vomiting

• producing or causing

• surgical removal

the suffix "-glia" means...

• glue

• blood condition

• vomiting

• producing or causing

the suffix "-megaly" means...

• enlargement

• madness or insane desire

• state of

• inflammation

the suffix "-ostomy" means...

• oxygen

• smell

• incision

• rupture

the suffix "-stasis"

• hardneing

• infection

• control

• disease