Day 7 Suffixes

Question 1

-Algia

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

-centesis

Answer 2

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 3

-cyte

Answer 3

cell

Question 4

-dynia

Answer 4

pain

Question 5

-ectomy

Answer 5

excision; removal

Question 6

-edema

Answer 6

swelling

Question 7

-gram

Answer 7

written record or image

Question 8

-logist

Answer 8

specialist

Question 9

-malacia

Answer 9

abnormal softening

Question 10

-megaly

Answer 10

abnormal enlargement

Question 11

-oma

Answer 11

tumor; mass

Question 12

-pathy

Answer 12

disease

Question 13

-penia

Answer 13

deficiency

Question 14

-pexy

Answer 14

surgical reattachment

Question 15

-plasty

Answer 15

surgical reconstruction

Question 16

-plegia

Answer 16

paralysis

Question 17

-ptosis

Answer 17

falling sagging, drooping; prolapse

Question 18

-rrhagia

Answer 18

excessive flow or discharge

Question 19

-rrhea

Answer 19

discharge; flow

Question 20

-sclerosis

Answer 20

hardening

Question 21

-scope

Answer 21

instrument for viewing

Question 22

scopy

Answer 22

process of viewing

Question 23

-stenosis

Answer 23

narrowing

Question 24

-stomy

Answer 24

surgical creation of a new opening

Question 25

-tomy

Answer 25

incision into

Question 26

-ac; al; -ar; -ary; ic; -ical; -ile; -eal; -ory; -ous; tic; -y

Answer 26

pertaining to

Question 27

-cele

Answer 27

hernia; tumor

Question 28

-clasis

Answer 28

break; fracture

Question 29

-ectasis

Answer 29

expansion; expansion

Question 30

-emia

Answer 30

blood condition

Question 31

-paresis

Answer 31

weakness

Question 32

-phagia

Answer 32

to eat; to swallow