Chapter 3- noun suffixes

Question 1

-cele

Answer 1

hernia
ie: rectocele
cycstocele

Question 2

-centesis

Answer 2

surgical puncture to remove fluid
ie: thoracentesis
amniocentesis
abdominocentesis

Question 3

• coccus (singular)

- cocci (plural)

Answer 3

berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria)

ie: staphylococci

Question 4

-dynia

Answer 4

pain

ie: pleurodynia (pain in the chest that is aggravated by breathing)

Question 5

ectomy

Answer 5

excision, removal, resection

ie: mastectomy

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

blood condition
ie: anemia
ischemia

Question 7

-genesis

Answer 7

condition of producing, forming
ie: carcinogenesis
pathogenesis

Question 8

-graph

Answer 8

instrument used for recording

ie: electroencephalogram

Question 9

-graphy

Answer 9

process of recording

Question 10

-lysis

Answer 10

breakdown, destruction, separation

ie: hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells with release of hemoglobin)

Question 11

-malacia

Answer 11

softening
ie: osteomalacia
chondromalacia

Question 12

-megaly

Answer 12

enlargement

ie: acromegaly

Question 13

-penia

Answer 13

deficiency

ie: erythropenia

Question 14

-phobia

Answer 14

fear

Question 15

-plasia

Answer 15

development, formation, growth

ie: achondroplasia

Question 16

-plasty

Answer 16

surgical repair

ie: angioplasty

Question 17

-ptosis

Answer 17

drooping, falling, prolapse

ie: blepharoptosis

Question 18

-sclerosis

Answer 18

hardening

ie: arteriosclerosis

Question 19

-stasis

Answer 19

controlling, stopping

ie: metasis (the spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original site to a secondary organ or location)

Question 20

-stomy

Answer 20

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

ie: colostomy

Question 21

-therapy

Answer 21

treatment

ie: hydrotherapy

Question 22

-trophy

Answer 22

development. nourishment

ie: hypertrophy

Question 23

-er

Answer 23

one who

ie: radiographer

Question 24

-ia

Answer 24

condition

ie: leukemia

Question 25

-ole

Answer 25

little, small

ie: arteriole

Question 26

-ule

Answer 26

little small

Question 27

um, ium

Answer 27

structure, tissue

Question 28

-us

Answer 28

structure, substance