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Medical terminology
Roots, prefixes, and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ous | peretaining to |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -ium | tissue, structure |
| -y | condition, procedure |
| -icle | small |
| -ole | small |
| -ule | small |
| -ula | small |
| -iatrics | medical science |
| -iatry | medical science |
| -iatrist | specialist in medicine of |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | specialist in the study |
| -logy | study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) |