Chapter 2: Suffixes, Diagnostic, pathological, related

Question 1

-gram

Answer 1

record, writing

electr/o/cardi/o/gram

record of electrical activity of the heart

Question 2

-graph

Answer 2

-graph

instrument for recording

Question 3

-graphy

Answer 3

-graphy

process of recording

Question 4

-scope

Answer 4

instrument for examining

Question 5

-scopy

Answer 5

-scopy

visual examination

Question 6

-dynia, -algia

Answer 6

pain

neuralgia - nerve pain

otodynia

or sometimes otoalgia - earache

Question 7

-cele

Answer 7

-cele

hernia, swelling

hepat/o/cele - hernia or swelling of the liver

Question 8

-ectasis

Answer 8

-ectasis

dilation, swelling

bronchi/ectasis - dilation of the bronchi

Question 9

-emesis

Answer 9

-emesis

vomiting

hyperemesis - excessive vomiting

Question 10

-emia

Answer 10

-emia

blood condition

leukemia -

Question 11

-gen

Answer 11

-gen

forming or producing

carcin/o/gen - forming or producing or origin of cancer

Question 12

-genesis

Answer 12

-genesis

forming or producing, origin

carcin/o/genesis - forming, producing origin of cander

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

-itis

inflammation

Question 14

-malacia

Answer 14

-malacia

softening

chondr/o/malacia - softening of the cartilage

Question 15

-megaly

Answer 15

-megaly

enlargement

cardi/o/megaly - enlargement of the heart

Question 16

-oma

Answer 16

-oma

tumor

neuroma - tumor of a nerve

Question 17

-osis

Answer 17

-osis

abnormal condition; increase

used usually with blood cells

Question 18

-pathy

Answer 18

-pathy

disease

my/o/pathy - disease of the muscle

Question 19

-penia

Answer 19

-penia

decrease or deficiency

oste/o/penia - decrease in bone mass

not quite a severe as osteoporosis

Question 20

-phobia

Answer 20

-phobia

fear

hem/o/phobia - fear of blood

Question 21

-plegia

Answer 21

-plegia

paralysis

quadri/plegia - paralysis of 4 limbs

Question 22

-ptosis

Answer 22

-ptosis

prolapse, downward placement

blephar/o/ptosis - prolapse or downward placement of the eyelid

Question 23

-rrhea

Answer 23

-rrhea

discharge, flow

dia/rrhea - discharge, flow through

dia - throug or across

Question 24

-rrhexis

Answer 24

-rrhexis

rupture

arteri/o/rrhexis - rupture of an artery

Question 25

-sclerosis

Answer 25

-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

arteri/o/sclerosis

arteri/o - artery

sclerosis hardening

Question 26

-spasm

Answer 26

-spasm

involuntary contraction; twitching

blephar/o/spasm

involuntary contraction of the eyelid

Question 27

-stenosis

Answer 27

-stenosis

narrowing stricture

arteri/o/stenosis -

arteri/o - artery

stenosis - noarrowing

Question 28

-toxic

Answer 28

-toxic

poison

hepat/o/toxic - pertaining to the poison in the liver

Question 29

pertaining to

Answer 29

• ac
• al
• ar
• ary
• eal
• ic
• ior
• ous
• tic

Question 30

condition

Answer 30

• ism
• ia

hyperthyroidism

pneumonia

Question 31

medicine; treatment

Answer 31

• iatry
• ist

Question 32

-y

Answer 32

condition or process

Question 33

diminutive

Answer 33

• icle
• ole
• ule

ventricle, arteriole, venule