Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0106 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Error: Choosing the Wrong "Pertaining To" Suffix
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The idea
Substituting one "pertaining to" suffix for another produces a term that carries the right meaning but is not a word.
In practice
The adjective for the heart is cardiac. Cardial and cardious are not terms.
Where people slip
When the adjective form is uncertain, the safe move is looking it up rather than building it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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