Suffixes

-id, -ide

• a thing connected with

• a type of chemical compound

• a method of communication

• a form of government

-an, -ian

• native of, relating to

• a type of plant

• a musical instrument

• a geographical feature

-algia

• discomfort

• pain

• numbness

• inflammation

-ic

• nature of, like

• opposite of, unlike

• pertaining to, related to

• characteristic of, resembling

-ice

• condition, state, quality

• temperature, heat, warmth

• liquid, solid, gas

• color, hue, shade

-fy

• to create

• to destroy

• make

• to simplify

-cy

• state of being

• action, function

• process of change

• quality of life

-some

• like, tending to

• unlike, avoiding

• dislike, rejecting

• neutral, indifferent

-esis, -osis

• action, process, condition

• a type of disease

• a surgical procedure

• a form of treatment

-logy

• study, science, theory

• art, practice, skill

• history, culture, tradition

• myth, legend, story