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Suffix Medical Terminology
Pertaining to.
Example: cardiac (pertaining to the heart)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
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- -cideKilling or an agent that kills.
- -cusisHearing.
- -cyteCell.
- -desisSurgical fusion or binding.