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Medical Suffix

-ar

pertaining to

From Latin -aris, the form of -alis used when the stem has an l

Meaning

What does -ar mean?

-ar is a suffix meaning pertaining to. It comes from Latin -aris, the form of -alis used when the stem has an l.

Latin used -ar in place of -al when the root already had an l in it, which is why we say muscular, ocular and lumbar.

In real words

Medical words with -ar

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Parts easily confused with -ar

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Endings that make nouns and adjectives

-ar is one of 14 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.

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