Adjectival Suffixes

-AC, -IAC

Pertaining to
Ex: Iliac- Pertaining to the Ilium

-AL, -EAL, -IAL

Pertaining to
Ex: Neonatal- Pertaining to the First Week After Birth

-AR

Pertaining to
Ex: Ventricular- Pertaining to Ventricles of Heart or Brain

-ARY

Pertaining to
Ex: Pulmonary- Pertaining to the Lungs

-ELLA

Small
Ex: Patella- Kneecap

-IATRIC

Medical Treatment
Ex: Pediatric- Treatment and Care of Children

-IC, -ICAL

Pertaining to
Ex: Nephric- Pertaining to the Kidney

-INE

Pertaining to
Ex: Equine- Pertaining to, Characteristic of, Derived from the Horse

-OID

Resembling
Ex: Sinusoid- Resembling the Sinus

-OUS

Characteristic of
Ex: Cartilaginous- Consisting of or Characteristic of Cartilage

-PLAST

Cell, Living Substance
Ex: Chloroplast- The Photosynthetic Unit of a Plant Cell

-PLASTY

Formation, Plastic Repair of
Ex: Otoplasty- Plastic Surgery of the Ear

-ULAR

Pertaining to
Ex: Scapular- Pertaining to the Scapula

-VOROUS

Eating
Ex: Carnivorous- Meat-Eating