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suffix
medical terminology word parts 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac pronounced AK | pertaining to |
| -al pronounced Al | pertaining to as in skeletal |
| -ar ar | pertaining to as in muscular |
| -ary pronounced ar -ee | pertaining to |
| -ic ik | pertaining to |
| -tic tik | pertaining to |
| -ous us | pertaining to |
| -ia ee -ah | condition |
| -ism iz-um | condition |
| -ium ee-um | tissue structure |
| -y ee | condition , procedure |
| -icle Ik-el | small |
| -ole | small |
| -ule yool | small |
| -ula yoo-lah | small |
| -iatrics ee-AH-triks | medical science- |
| -iatry AI-ah-tree | medical science |
| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | specialist in the medicine of |
| -ist ist | specialist |
| -logist loh-gist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy loh-jee | study of |
| complex suffixes | formed with other suffixes roots and prefixees |
| -tomy | formed of the two word part -y condition or procedure and the root tom/o to cut |
| -ectomy | made of word parts -ec pertaining to tom/o to cut and y condition means procedure |