Crystal's MCW Coder HubDEFINITION of -ar
Forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in; -ar is a Latin-derived adjectival suffix that transforms nouns into adjectives, indicating a relationship, characteristic, or association with the base word. In medical terminology, it creates descriptive terms that specify anatomical structures, physiological processes, or pathological conditions by denoting “pertaining to,” “relating to,” or “connected with” the root word it modifies.
ETYMOLOGY of -ar
- Origin: Latin suffix -āris (masculine/feminine) or -āre (neuter)
- Meaning: “pertaining to,” “connected with”
- Evolution: Directly borrowed into medical Latin and subsequently into English medical terminology
RELATED TERMS to -ar
| -ar | pertaining to | located in | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ac | YES | YES | - | - |
| -an | YES | YES | - | - |
| -al | YES | YES | - | - |
| -ary | YES | - | place for | - |
| -eal | YES | YES | - | - |
| -ean | YES | YES | - | - |
| -etic | YES | - | - | - |
| -ic | YES | - | drug | agent |
| -id | YES | - | condition (of) | state (of) |
| -ile | YES | - | capable of (being) | like |
| -ine | YES | YES | - | - |
| -itic | (to inflammation) | - | drug | agent |
| -ive | YES | - | - | - |
| -otic | YES | - | - | - |
| -ous | YES | - | characterized by | full of |
| -tic | YES | - | drug | agent, person |
Related Terms (Medical Examples)
- Ocular (ocul-/-ar) - pertaining to the eye
- Vascular (vascul-/-ar) - pertaining to blood vessels
- Muscular (muscul-/-ar) - pertaining to muscles
- Auricular (auricul-/-ar) - pertaining to the ear or atrium
- Icular (ilic-/-ar) - pertaining to the ilium
- Molecular (molecul-/-ar) - pertaining to molecules
- Cellular (cellul-/-ar) - pertaining to cells
- Glandular (glandul-/-ar) - pertaining to glands
- Tubular (tubul-/-ar) - pertaining to tubes
- Ventricular (ventricul-/-ar) - pertaining to a ventricle
DERIVATIONS of -ar
TABLE definition AS Definition WHERE length(filter(roots, (word) => econtains([[]].roots, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name SORT file.name ASC
Query functionality
TABLE definition AS Definition FROM #medroot WHERE length(filter(definition, (word) => econtains([[]].definition, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name
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