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Adjectival Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac, -iac | pertaining to |
| -al, -eal, -ial | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ella | small |
| -iatric | medical treatment |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ous | characteristic of |
| -plast | cell, living substance |
| -plasty | formation, plastic repair of |
| -ular | pertaining to |
| -vorous | eating |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
| neonatal | pertaining to the first week after birth |
| ventricular | pertaining to ventricles of the heart or brain |
| pulmonary | pertaining to lungs |
| patella | kneecap |
| pediatric | treatment and care of children |
| nephric | pertaining to the kidney |
| equine | pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from the horse |
| sinusoid | resembling a sinus |
| chloroplast | the photosynthetic unit of a plant cell |
| otoplasty | plastic surgery of the ear |
| scapular | pertaining to the scapula |
| carnivorous | meat-eating |
| cartilaginous | composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage |