Chapter 6 - suffixes

Question 1

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-ant

Answer 2

substance that promotes

Question 3

-ation

Answer 3

process; condition

Question 4

-crit

Answer 4

to separate

Question 5

-ectomy

Answer 5

surgical removal; excision

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

blood condition

Question 7

-emic

Answer 7

pertaining to blood condition

Question 8

-gram

Answer 8

record; image

Question 9

-graph

Answer 9

instrument for recording

Question 10

-graphy

Answer 10

process of recording

Question 11

-ia

Answer 11

condition

Question 12

-in, -ine

Answer 12

chemical; chemical compound; substance

Question 13

-ism

Answer 13

process; condition

Question 14

-itis

Answer 14

inflammation

Question 15

-ive

Answer 15

substance that promotes

Question 16

-lytic

Answer 16

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

Question 17

-megaly

Answer 17

enlargement

Question 18

-meter

Answer 18

measure

Question 19

-oma

Answer 19

tumor; mass

Question 20

-or

Answer 20

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

Question 21

-osis

Answer 21

process; abnormal condition

Question 22

-pathy

Answer 22

disease

Question 23

-penia

Answer 23

deficiency

Question 24

-plasty

Answer 24

surgical repair

Question 25

-pheresis

Answer 25

removal

Question 26

-rrhexis

Answer 26

rupture

Question 27

-sclerosis

Answer 27

hardening; thickening

Question 28

-stenosis

Answer 28

narrowing; tightening

Question 29

-stomy

Answer 29

surgical opening

Question 30

-tension

Answer 30

pressure

Question 31

-tomy

Answer 31

process of cutting; incision

Question 32

-trophy

Answer 32

condition of growth or development

Question 33

-um, -us

Answer 33

structure; tissue; thing

Question 34

-version

Answer 34

to turn