Diagnosis and Symptom Suffixes (33)

Question 1

-algia

ceph/algia

Answer 1

pain

head/pain

Question 2

-cele

hepat/o/cele

Answer 2

hernia, swelling, tumor, protrusion

liver/protrusion

Question 3

-dynia

cephal/o/dynia

Answer 3

pain

head/pain

Question 4

-ectasis

bronchi/ectasis

Answer 4

dilation

bronchus/dilation

Question 5

-emia

polycyth/emia

Answer 5

blood

many/blood

Question 6

-gen

carcin/o/gen

Answer 6

producing, beginning

cancer/producing

Question 7

-gram

encephal/o/gram

Answer 7

record

brain/recording

Question 8

-graph

cardi/o/graph

Answer 8

instrument

heart/instrument

Question 9

-graphy

en/cephal/o/graphy

Answer 9

process of recording

in head/recording/process of

Question 10

-iasis

cholelith/iasis

Answer 10

condition or disease

gall (bile) stones/abnormal condition

Question 11

-itis

gastr/itis

Answer 11

inflammation

stomach/inflammation

Question 12

-logy

bio/olg/y

Answer 12

study of, science of

life/study/process of

Question 13

-malacia

osteo/malac/ia

Answer 13

softening

bone/softening/refers to

Question 14

-megaly

hepato/megal/y

Answer 14

enlargement

liver/enlargement/process of

Question 15

-meter

cranio/meter

Answer 15

instrument for measuring

cranium/measuring instrument

Question 16

-metry

pelvi/metr/y

Answer 16

process of measuring

pelvis/measuring/procedure of

Question 17

-oid

lip/oid

Answer 17

resemble

fat/resembling

Question 18

-oma

aden/oma

Answer 18

tumor or swelling

gland/swelling

Question 19

-osis

dermat/osis

Answer 19

abnormal condition

skin/abnormal condition

Question 20

-pathy

nephro/path/y

Answer 20

disease

kidney/disease/process of

Question 21

-penia

leukocyto/penia

Answer 21

decrease, deficiency

white/cell decrease

Question 22

-phagia

dys/phag/ia

Answer 22

eating, swallowing

difficult/swallowing/refers to

Question 23

-phasia

a/phas/ia

Answer 23

speech

without/speech/refers to

Question 24

-plegia

hemi/plegia

Answer 24

paralysis

half/paralysis

Question 25

-phobia acro/phobia

Answer 25

fear top or extremities/fear

Question 26

-ptosis hysterp/ptosis

Answer 26

prolapse, falling, dropping uterus/prolapse

Question 27

-rrhage hemo/rrhage

Answer 27

burst forth, hemorrhage blood/burst forth

Question 28

-rrhea meno/rrhea

Answer 28

discharge, flow monthly/flow

Question 29

-rrhexis angio/rrhexis

Answer 29

rupture vessel/rupture

Question 30

-sclerosis arterio/scler/o/sis

Answer 30

hardening artery/hard/condition

Question 31

-scopy oto/scop/y

Answer 31

examination, view ear/exam/procedure of

Question 32

-spasm blepharo/spasm

Answer 32

involuntary contraction, twitching of a muscle eyelid/contraction

Question 33

-desis teno/desis

Answer 33

bind/fixate fix tendon to bone