–able. a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to stems of any origin (teachable; photographable).
Also, What does Kyph o mean?
Medical Terminology For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Root Word What It Means Kyph/o Humpback (posterior curvature of thoracic spine) Lamin/o Lamina (part of the vertebral arch) Lord/o Curve or swayback (lordosis: anterior curvature in lumbar spine) Lumb/o Lower back, lumbar region In this way, What does gastro mean in medical terms?
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