-ous
Suffix Medical Terminology
Pertaining to or having the quality of.
Example: cutaneous (pertaining to the skin)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- -opsyViewing or examination.
- -osisAbnormal condition or increase.
- -ostomy, -stomySurgical creation of an opening.
- -otomy, -tomyCutting into; incision.
- -paresisPartial paralysis or weakness.
- -pathyDisease.
- -peniaDeficiency or too few.
- -pexySurgical fixation.