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: subst