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adjective suffixes that mean pertaining to
med term adjective suffixes that mean pertaining to and sample words
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Undergraduate 1
01/28/2010

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-ac
card/i/ac
Definition
pertaining to the heart
Term
-ad
cephal/ad
Definition
pertaining to the head
Term
-al
con/genit/al
Definition
pertaining to presence at birth
Term
-ar
muscul/ar
Definition
pertaining to the muscles
Term
-ary
integument/ary
Definition
pertaining to the skin (a covering)
Term
-ic
norm/o/cephal/ic
Definition
pertaining to a normal appearance of the head as used in the objective description during a physical examination
Term
-ile
pen/ile
Definition
pertaining to the penis
Term
-ior
anter/ior
Definition
pertaining to a surface or part situated toward the front of the body
Term
-ose
grandi/ose
Definition
pertaining to a feeling of greatness
Term
-ous
edemat/ous
Definition
pertaining to an abnormal condition in which the body tissues contain an accumulation of fluid
Term
-tic
cyan/o/tic
Definition
pertaining to an abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood
Term
-us
de/cubit/us
Definition
pertaining to a bed sore
Term
-y
cardi/o/pulmanar/y
Definition
pertaining to the heart and lungs
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