Plurals of Nouns with Special Endings
Plurals of Nouns with Special Endings cont'd
Suffixes: Specialists/Specialties
Suffixes Cont'd and Combining Forms
Combining Forms Cont'd
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If the the ending is is it becomes ...

es 

100

If the ending is ex it becomes ...

ices

100

-er, -ist means 

 one who 

100

-logy means

study or science of

100

adip/o, lip/o means 

amyl/o means

fat

starch 


200

If the ending is um it becomes ...

a

200

If the ending is ax it becomes ...

aces

200

-iatrician means

practitioner

200

-ac, -al, -ic means 

pertaining to 

200

glyc/o means

lact/o means

sugar

milk

300

If the ending is us it becomes ...

i
300

If the ending is ma it becomes ...

s or mata

300

-iatrics, iatry means

medical profession or treatment

300

ne/o means 

nat/o means 

ped/o means 

new

birth

child

300

lith/o means

pyr/o means

muc/o means

stone

fire

mucus

400

If the ending is a it becomes ...

ae

400

If the ending is on it becomes ....

a

400

-logist means

one who studies; specialist 

400

-stasis means

stopping or controlling 

400

the suffix -oid means

resembling

500

If the ending is ix it becomes ...

ices

500

If the ending is nx it becomes ...

nges

500

-logic, -logical means

pertaining to the study of

500

-able, ible means 

-ase means

-eum, -ium means

-ia, -ism means

capable of 

enzyme

membrane

condition or theory 

500

the suffix -ptosis means

the suffix -rrhea means 

prolapse

flow or discharge 

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