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Suffix Routine Blood Collections

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.
• -phagiaEating or swallowing.

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