The suffix -ary is used to form adjectives meaning which?

• A. Pain
• B. Without
• C. Pertaining to
• D. Disorder

Answer: (C)

The suffix -ary forms adjectives that indicate a relationship or relevance to something—essentially, pertaining to or connected with it. In medical terms, you’ll see this as phrases like salivary (pertaining to saliva) or pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs). So the intended meaning is “pertaining to.”

Pain is usually signaled by endings like -odynia or -algia, not -ary. Without is shown by prefixes or other endings like -less or a-; disorder is conveyed by different forms such as -iasis, -osis, or -pathy.