词根词缀：-itis

【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; inflammation, burning sensation; by extension, disease associated with inflammation

【相关描述】This suffix has come to mean "inflammation of" but originally it meant "pertaining to" or "of the". The Greek word nosos ["disease"] was either expressed or understood, although it might not be included with the basic element. For example, bursitis nosos would mean "disease of the bursa".

【同源单词】actilnoneuritis, adenitis, adrenalitis, allergyrhinitis, angioitis, angiopancreatitis

词根词缀：syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-

【来源及含义】Greek: with, together with; also by extension: united; same, similar; at the same time

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "equal, identical, same, similar": auto-; emul-; equ-, equi-; homeo-; homo-; iso-; pari-; peer; rhomb-; tauto-.

【同源单词】acrocephalopolysyndactyly, acrocephalosyndactylia, acrocephalosyndactyly, acrosyndesis, allosynapsis, antagonistic symbiosis

词根词缀：tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: to move in a certain direction; to stretch, to hold out; tension; as well as tendon, sinew

【同源单词】Achilles tendon, achillotenotomy, attend, attendance, attendance, attendant

词根词缀：teno-, tenon-, tenonto-, tenont-, ten-

【来源及含义】Greek: tendon, sinew [related to "move in a certain direction, stretch"]

【同源单词】tenectomy, tenodynia, tenofibril, tenolysis, tenomyoplasty, tenomyotomy