Common suffixes pg 1

Question 1

-a

Answer 1

Change word to noun

-gravida (pregnant)

Question 2

-algia

Answer 2

Pain

-gastralgia (stomach pain)

Question 3

-blast

Answer 3

Immature, embryonic

-osteoblasts (immature bone cell)

Question 4

-cele

Answer 4

Hernia

-cystocele (protrusion of the bladder)

Question 5

-cide

Answer 5

kill

-bactericide (to kill bacteria)

Question 6

-cise

Answer 6

Cut

-incision (to cut into)

Question 7

-cle

Answer 7

Small

-vesicle (small blister)

Question 8

-coccus

Answer 8

Spherical

-streptococcus (chain of spherical bacteria)

Question 9

-cyte

Answer 9

Cell

-leukocyte (white blood cell)

Question 10

-dynia

Answer 10

Pain

-cardiodynia (heart pain)

Question 11

-ectasis

Answer 11

Dilation

-bronchiectasis (dilated bronchi)

Question 12

-ectopia

Answer 12

Displacement

-corectopia (pupil of the eye not centered)

Question 13

-emia

Answer 13

Blood condition

-oxemia (o2 in the blood)

Question 14

-er

Answer 14

One who

-radiographer (one who processes x-rays)

Question 15

-gen

Answer 15

That which produces

-mutagen (that which produces mutations)

Question 16

-genesis

Answer 16

Produces, generates

-osteogenesis (produces bone)

Question 17

-genic

Answer 17

Producing

-carcinogenic (producing cancer)

Question 18

-ia

Answer 18

State, condition

-anemia

Question 19

-iasis

Answer 19

Abnormal condition

-lithiasis (abnormal condition of stones)

Question 20

-iatric

Answer 20

Medicine, physician

-pediatric

Question 21

-ion

Answer 21

Process

-incision (process of cutting into)

Question 22

-ism

Answer 22

State of

-hypothyroidism (state of low thyroid