Greek Compound Suffixes

Question 1

-genous

Answer 1

producing, produced

Question 2

-hedron

Answer 2

solid figure having a (specified) number of faces

Question 3

-iasis

Answer 3

diseased condition (parasites)

Question 4

-meter

Answer 4

instrument for measuring, measure

Question 5

-metry

Answer 5

art/science of measuring

Question 6

-nomy

Answer 6

science of, system of laws governing

Question 7

-oecious

Answer 7

having a house/dwelling

Question 8

-philous

Answer 8

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of

Question 9

-plasty

Answer 9

formation, plastic surgical operation

Question 10

-rrhea

Answer 10

abnormal flow/discharge of

Question 11

-stomy

Answer 11

the making of a surgical opening

Question 12

• emia

- hemia

Answer 12

condition of the blood, congestion of blood

Question 13

-logy

Answer 13

science of, systematic study of

Question 14

-lysis

Answer 14

dissolution of/by, surgical division/separation

Question 15

-mania

Answer 15

madness for/about

Question 16

-pathy

Answer 16

disease of, treatment of disease or by

Question 17

-tomy

Answer 17

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of

Question 18

-phobia

Answer 18

abnormal fear of

Question 19

-therapy

Answer 19

treatment of/by

Question 20

-ectomy

Answer 20

surgical removal of

Question 21

-uria

Answer 21

condition of the urine

Question 22

-genic

Answer 22

producing, produced

Question 23

-philic

Answer 23

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of