Chapter 1 - Suffixes

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

Pertaining to; for example, cardiac

Question 2

-al

Answer 2

Pertaining to

Example: Neur-al = relating to a nerve of the nervous system

Question 3

-algia

Answer 3

Pain

Question 4

-cyte

Answer 4

Cell

Question 5

-ectomy

Answer 5

Excision, removal

Example: nephr-ectomy = surgical removal of kidney

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

Blood condition

Example: Leuk-emia = condition of blood in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate (increase in numbers)

Question 7

-genic

Answer 7

Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in.

For example, carcinogenic.

Question 8

-globlin

Answer 8

Protein

Question 9

-gram

Answer 9

Record

Question 10

-ic, -ical

Answer 10

Pertaining to

Example: gastric = of the stomach. Pertaining to stomach.

Question 11

-ion

Answer 11

Process

For example: excis-ion = process of removing

Question 12

-ist

Answer 12

Specialist. Ophthalmologist

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

Inflammation

Question 14

-logy

Answer 14

Process of study

Question 15

-oma

Answer 15

Tumor, mass, swelling

For example: hepatoma = malignant tumor of the liver

Question 16

-opsy

Answer 16

Process of viewing; for example, biopsy

Question 17

-osis

Answer 17

Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells). For example: leukocytosis - slight increase in WBCs

Question 18

-pathy

Answer 18

Disease condition

For example: entero-pathy = a disease of the intestine, especially the small intestine

Question 19

-scope

Answer 19

Instrument to visually examine

Question 20

-scopy

Answer 20

Process of visually examining. For example, endoscopy

Question 21

-sis

Answer 21

State of; condition

For example: progno-sis = likely course/outcome of a disease

Question 22

-tomy

Answer 22

• Process of cutting, incision
• For example: osteo-tomy = a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment.

Question 23

-y

Answer 23

Process, condition

For example: gastroenterolog-y = the study of digestive system or GI tract