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| Terms | Definition | examples |
|---|---|---|
| -ac Ak | pertaining to | cardiac |
| -al Al | pertaining to | skeletal |
| -ar Ar | pertaining to | muscular |
| -ary Ar-ee | pertaining to | pulmonary |
| -eal Ee-al | pertaining to | esophageal |
| -ic Ik | pertaining to | medic |
| -tic Tik | pertaining to | neurotic |
| -ous US | pertaining to | subcutaneous |
| Noun | turn the root into a noun | |
| -ia ee-ah | condition | pneumonia |
| -ism ih-zum | condition | autism |
| -ium ee-um | tissue, structure | pericardium |
| -y ee | condition, procedure | hypertrophy |
| Diminutive | transforms a term's meaning to a smaller version | |
| -icle ik-el | small | ventricle |
| -ole ohl | small | arteriole |
| -ule yool | small | pustule |
| -ula yoo-lah | small | uvula |
| Suffix Symptoms, diseases, and conditions | ending that gives essential meaning to the term | |
| -iatrics ee-AH-triks | medical science | pediatrics |
| -iatry AI- ah-tree | medical science | psychiatry |
| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | specialist in medicine of | psychiatrist |
| -ist ist | specialist | dentist |
| -logist loh-jist | specialist in the study of | psychologist |
| -logy loh-jee | study of | psychology |
| -algia AL-jah | pain | myalgia |
| -dynia DIN-ee-ahh or DAI-nee-ahh | Pain | gastrodynia |
| -cele SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) | hydrocele |
| -emia EEM-ee-ah | blood condition | leukemia |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presences of | lithiasis |
| -itsis AIT-is | inflammation | arthritis |
| -lysis LIH-sis | loosen, break down | hemolysis |
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