Chapter 2: Suffixes

Question 1

-centesis

Answer 1

surgical puncture

Question 2

-clasis

Answer 2

to break; surgical fracture

Question 3

-desis

Answer 3

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

excision, removal

Question 5

-lysis

Answer 5

separation; destruction; loosening

Question 6

-pexy

Answer 6

fixation (of an organ)

Question 7

-plasty

Answer 7

surgical repair

Question 8

-rrhaphy

Answer 8

suture

Question 9

-stomy

Answer 9

forming an opening (mouth)

Question 10

-tome

Answer 10

instrument to cut

Question 11

-tomy

Answer 11

incision

Question 12

-tripsy

Answer 12

crushing

Question 13

-gram

Answer 13

record, writing

Question 14

-graph

Answer 14

instrument for recording

Question 15

-graphy

Answer 15

process of recording

Question 16

-meter

Answer 16

instrument for measuring

Question 17

-metry

Answer 17

act of measuring

Question 18

-scope

Answer 18

instrument for examining

Question 19

-scopy

Answer 19

visual examination

Question 20

-algia

Answer 20

pain

Question 21

-dynia

Answer 21

pain

Question 22

-cele

Answer 22

hernia, swelling

Question 23

-ectasis

Answer 23

dilation, expansion

Question 24

-edema

Answer 24

swelling

Question 25

-emesis

Answer 25

vomiting

Question 26

-emia

Answer 26

blood condition

Question 27

-gen

Answer 27

forming, producing, origin

Question 28

-genesis

Answer 28

forming, producing, origin

Question 29

-iasis

Answer 29

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

Question 30

-itis

Answer 30

inflammation

Question 31

-lith

Answer 31

stone, calculus

Question 32

-malacia

Answer 32

softening

Question 33

-megaly

Answer 33

enlargement

Question 34

-oma

Answer 34

tumor

Question 35

-osis

Answer 35

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Question 36

-pathy

Answer 36

disease

Question 37

-penia

Answer 37

decrease, deficiency

Question 38

-phagia

Answer 38

eating, swallowing

Question 39

-phasia

Answer 39

speech

Question 40

-phobia

Answer 40

fear

Question 41

-plasia

Answer 41

formation, growth

Question 42

-plasm

Answer 42

formation, growth

Question 43

-plegia

Answer 43

paralysis

Question 44

-ptosis

Answer 44

prolapse, downward displacement

Question 45

-rrhage

Answer 45

bursting forth (of)

Question 46

-rrhagia

Answer 46

bursting forth (of)

Question 47

-rrhea

Answer 47

discharge, flow diarrhea: abnormally frequent discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowel

Question 48

--rrhexis

Answer 48

rupture arteriorrhexis: rupture of an artery

Question 49

-sclerosis

Answer 49

abnormal condition of hardening arteriosclerosis: abnormal condition of hardening of an artery

Question 50

-spasm

Answer 50

involuntary contraction, twitching blephar/o/spasm: twitching of the eyelid

Question 51

-stenosis

Answer 51

narrowing, stricture ateri/o/stenosis: abnormal narrowing of an artery

Question 52

-toxic

Answer 52

poison hepat/o/toxic: poisonous to the liver

Question 53

-trophy

Answer 53

nourishment, development dys/trophy: bad nourishment

Question 54

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic

Answer 54

pertaining to cardi/ac: pertaining to the heart

Question 55

-esis, -ia, -ism,

Answer 55

condition di/ur/esis: abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine

Question 56

-iatry

Answer 56

medicine; treatment pod/iatry: specialty concerned with treatment and prevention of conditions of the feet

Question 57

-ician, -ist

Answer 57

specialist obstetr/ician: physician who specializes in the branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

Question 58

-y

Answer 58

condition; process neur/o/path/y: disease condition of the nerves

Question 59

-icle, -ole, -ule

Answer 59

small, minute ventr/icle: small cavity, as of the brain or heart