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vet. terminology
adjectival suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -AC, -IAC (iliac) | pertaining to >pertaining to the ilium ( the upper most and largest part of the hipbone. ) |
| -AL, -EAL, -IAL (neonatal) | pertaining to >pertaining to the first week after birth |
| -AR (ventricular) | pertaining to >pertaining to ventricles of the heart or brain |
| -ARY (pulmonary) | pertaining to >pertaining to the lungs |
| -ELLA (patella) | small >kneecap |
| -IATRIC (pediatric) | medical treatment >treatment and care of children |
| -IC, -ICAL (nephric) | pertaining to >pertaining to the kidney |
| -INE (equine) | pertaining to pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from the horse |
| -OID (sinusoid) | resembling >resembling a sinus |
| -OUS (cartilaginous) | characteristic of >consisting of or characteristic of cartilage |
| -PLAST (chloroplast) | cell, living substance >the photosynthetic unit of a plant cell |
| -PLASTY (otoplasty) | formation, plastic repair of >plastic surgery of the ear |
| -ULAR (scapular) | pertaining to >pertaining to the scapula ( shoulder bone ) |
| -VOROUS (carnivorous) | eating > meat-eating |
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