Chapter 3 - Suffixes

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain

Question 2

-cele

Answer 2

Hernia

Question 3

-centesis

Answer 3

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 4

-coccus

Answer 4

Berry-shaped bacterium

Question 5

-cyte

Answer 5

Cell

Question 6

-dying

Answer 6

Pain

Question 7

-ectomy

Answer 7

Excision, removal, resection

Question 8

-emia

Answer 8

Blood condition

Question 9

-genesis

Answer 9

Condition of producing, forming

For example: Carcinogenesis - anything that produces/causes/forms cancers

Question 10

-gram

Answer 10

Record

Question 11

-graph

Answer 11

Instrument for recording

Question 12

-graphy (study guide)

Answer 12

Process of recording

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

Inflammation

Question 14

-logy

Answer 14

Study of

Question 15

-lysis

Answer 15

Breakdown, destruction, separation

Question 16

-malacia

Answer 16

Softening

For example: osteo-malacia - softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain

Question 17

-megaly

Answer 17

Enlargement

Question 18

-oma

Answer 18

Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

Question 19

-opsy

Answer 19

To view

Question 20

-osis

Answer 20

Condition, usually abnormal

Question 21

-pathy

Answer 21

Disease condition

Question 22

-penia

Answer 22

Deficiency

For example: Neutro-penia - abnormally low levels of neutrophils (WBC) in the blood

Question 23

-phobia

Answer 23

Fear

Question 24

-plasia

Answer 24

Development, formation, growth

For example: achondro-plasia - improper development of cartilage at ends of the bones. Dwarfism.

Question 25

-plasty

Answer 25

Surgical repair

Question 26

-ptosis

Answer 26

Drooping, falling, prolapse For example: blepharo-ptosis, which is drooping of the upper eyelids or the breasts

Question 27

-rrhea

Answer 27

Flow, discharge

Question 28

-sclerosis

Answer 28

Hardening

Question 29

-scope

Answer 29

Instrument for visual examination

Question 30

-scopy

Answer 30

Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

Question 31

-stasis

Answer 31

Controlling, stopping

Question 32

-stomy

Answer 32

Opening to form a mouth

Question 33

-therapy

Answer 33

Treatment

Question 34

-tomy

Answer 34

Incision, cutting into For example: phlebo-tomy - it is the act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a cut/incision or puncture in order to obtain a sample for analysis

Question 35

-trophy

Answer 35

Development, nourishment For example: hyper-trophy - cell increase in size, not number.

Question 36

-er

Answer 36

One who. Example, radiographer, one who assist in diagnosing x ray

Question 37

-ia

Answer 37

Condition. For example, leukem-ia

Question 38

-ist

Answer 38

Specialist

Question 39

-ole

Answer 39

Little, small For example: arteri-ole

Question 40

-ule

Answer 40

Little, small. For example, ven-ule

Question 41

-um, -ium

Answer 41

Structure, tissue For example: Pericardi-um

Question 42

-us

Answer 42

Structure, substance. For example, muc-us or esophag-us

Question 43

-y

Answer 43

Condition, process. For example, nephropath-y

Question 44

-ac, -iac

Answer 44

Pertaining to. For example, cardi-ac

Question 45

-al

Answer 45

Pertaining to. For example, peritone-al

Question 46

-ar

Answer 46

Pertaining to. For example, tonsill-ar

Question 47

-ary

Answer 47

Pertaining to. Pulmon-ary

Question 48

-eal

Answer 48

Pertaining to. For example, lyarng-eal

Question 49

-genic

Answer 49

Pertaining to producing, produced by or in. For example, osteogenic, malignant tumor produced in bone.

Question 50

-ic, -ical

Answer 50

Pertaining to. For example, chron-ic

Question 51

-oid

Answer 51

Resembling, derived from For example: adenoid - resembling a gland

Question 52

-ose

Answer 52

Pertaining to, full of. For example, adip-ose

Question 53

-ous

Answer 53

Pertaining to. For example, muc-ous membrane

Question 54

-tic

Answer 54

Pertaining to. For example, necro-tic