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22 Cards in this Set
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Suffixes That Mean "Pertaining to" (13) |
-ac -ad -al -ar -ary -ic -ile -ior -ose -ous -tic -us -y |
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-ac |
Pertaining to ex: card/i/ac - pertaining to the heart. |
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-ad |
Pertaining to ex: cephal/ad - pertaining to the head. |
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-al |
Pertaining to ex: con/genit/al -pertaining to presences at birth. |
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-ar |
Pertaining to ex: muscul/ar - pertaining to the muscles. |
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-ary |
Pertaining to ex: integument/ary - pertaining to the skin (a covering). |
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-ic |
Pertaining to ex: norm/o/cephal/ic - pertaining to a normal appearance of the head as used in the the objective description during a physical examination. |
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-ile |
Pertaining to ex: pen/ile - pertaining to the penis. |
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-ior |
Pertaining to ex: anter/ior - pertaining to the surface or fart situated toward the front of the body. |
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-ose |
Pertaining to ex: grandi/ose - pertaining to feeling of greatness. |
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-ous |
Pertaining to ex: edemat/ous - pertaining to an abnormal condition in which the body tissues contain an accumulation of fluid. |
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-tic |
Pertaining to ex: cyan/o/tic - pertaining to an abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood. |
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-us |
Pertaining to ex: de/cubit/us - pertaining to a bedsore. |
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-y |
Pertaining to ex: a/ton/y - pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension. Condition ex: an/encephal/y - congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain. |
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-esis |
Condition ex: enur/esis - condition of involuntary emission of urine; bedwetting. |
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-ia |
Condition ex: a/lopec/ia - condition of loss of hair; baldness. |
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-iatry |
Treatment ex: pod/iatry - treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot. |
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-ician |
Specialist ex: obstetr/ician - physician who specializes in treating the female during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum. |
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-ism |
Condition ex: embol/ism - condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel. |
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-ist |
Specialist ex: cardi/o/log/ist - physician who specializes in the study of the heart. |
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-osis |
Condition ex: hyper/hidr/osis - condition of excessive sweating. |
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Suffixes That Mean "Small or Minute" (4) |
-icle -ole -ula -ule |
