Diagnostic Suffixes

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  1. 3. pertaining to the reproductive organs
  2. 5. (2 words)space between the neck and diaphragm; houses the lungs
  3. 8. pertaining to teeth or dentistry
  4. 10. (2 words)tissue specializing in connection and support of body parts
  5. 14. pertaining to the diaphragm
  6. 15. pertaining to food or nutrition(alimentary canal)
  7. 17. pertaining to the skin of the body
  8. 18. muscular wall dividing thoracic and abdominal cavities
  9. 21. regarding the heart
  10. 22. secreting internally; relating to endocrine glands
  11. 24. relating to vessels for passage of bodily fluids
  12. 25. pertaining to a joint
  13. 28. relating to feces (stool or excrement)
  14. 30. smallest blood vessels
  15. 33. pertaining to the nerves
  16. 34. pertaining to blood circulation
  17. 35. relating to metabolism
  18. 37. (adj.) secreting mucus or covered by mucus
  19. 39. (n.) slippery secretion of mucous membranes; acts like a lubrication
  20. 40. pertaining to the neck or cervix
  21. 41. pertaining to lymph or lymphatic vessels
  22. 43. tissue tissue that carries nerve impulses
  23. 44. urogenital chamber of birds into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge
  24. 46. pertaining to fingers or toes
  25. 47. small hairlike structures
  26. 48. occurring involuntarily
  27. 58. pertaining to organs of excretion and reproduction
  28. 59. pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
  29. 61. connective tissue membrane
  30. 64. pertaining to the large or small intestine
  31. 65. cover or surround a part of the body
  32. 66. (2 words)muscle tissues that are automatically controlled by the nervous system tissue
  33. 70. (2 words)tissue that protects, lines, or invests body organs
  34. 71. the first or proximal portion of the small intestine
  35. 72. relating to biological heredity
  36. 73. pertaining to sexual intercourse
Down
  1. 1. (2 words)tissue with the power to contract and thus produce movement; can be skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, or cardiac muscle
  2. 2. regarding the relaxation of the heart muscle, allowing heart chambers to fill with blood
  3. 4. space between the diaphragm and hip bones; houses the major digestive organs
  4. 6. space or hollow within the body
  5. 7. trunk and skull (skeleton)
  6. 9. secondary or accessory
  7. 10. pertaining to the heart
  8. 11. terminal portions: legs, feet, hooves, paws
  9. 12. relating to the outer layer of skin
  10. 13. division of the intestine
  11. 16. pertaining to arteries or the blood in them
  12. 19. (3 words)muscle tissues controlled by conscious effort; also called skeletal muscle
  13. 20. the mass of tissues and organs separating the two lungs
  14. 23. pertaining to the bones of the body
  15. 26. upper part of the trachea (windpipe)
  16. 27. concerning the production of offspring
  17. 29. (3 words)specialized form of involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart
  18. 31. pertaining to the system of urine excretion
  19. 32. relating to hormones
  20. 36. pertaining to air tubes of the lungs
  21. 38. pertaining to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells
  22. 42. tail area
  23. 44. pertaining to the space enclosed by the skull; houses the brain and pituitary gland
  24. 45. (2 words)spaces within the vertebrae; houses the spinal cord
  25. 49. external secretion of a gland
  26. 50. striped, as in the appearance of voluntary (skeletal) muscles
  27. 51. pertaining to the muscles
  28. 52. relating to the discharge of waste
  29. 53. tubular food passage between the neck and stomach
  30. 54. relating to the skin
  31. 55. pertaining to the brain, particularly the cerebrum
  32. 56. pertaining to the lower back
  33. 57. part of the large intestine
  34. 60. regarding the conversion of food into chemical substances the body uses
  35. 62. falling out at the end of a stage or season; first set of teeth
  36. 63. membrane investing the abdominal cavity and viscera
  37. 67. cavity space between lungs and pleura
  38. 68. (pl. viscera) internal organ(s), particularly of the abdominal cavity
  39. 69. pertaining to the duodenum