L 4 Suffixes

Question 1

-ectasia & -ectasis

Answer 1

dilation, enlargement

ex. cardiectasia, nephrectasis

Question 2

-ectomy

Answer 2

surgical excision; removal of all or part of an organ

ex. appendectomy, nephrectomy

Question 3

-gen

Answer 3

substance that produces (something)

ex. antitoxinogen, carcinogen

Question 4

-genesis

Answer 4

formation, origin

ex. lipogenesis, pathogenesis

Question 5

-genic

Answer 5

causing, producing, caused

ex. carcinogenic

Question 6

-genous

Answer 6

by, produced by, or in

ex. hepatogenous

Question 7

-gram

Answer 7

a record of the activity of an organ

ex. angiogram, cardiogram

Question 8

-graph

Answer 8

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

ex. polygraph, cardiograph

Question 9

-graphy

Answer 9

the recording of the activity of an organ

ex. choliangiography, cystography

Question 10

-lysis

Answer 10

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

ex. hemolysis

Question 11

-pathy

Answer 11

disease

ex. neuropathy, cardiopathy

Question 12

-ptosis

Answer 12

dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

ex. gastroptosis, coloptosis

Question 13

-rrhagia

Answer 13

profuse discharge, hemorrhage

ex. leukorrhagia, meningorrhagia

Question 14

-rrhea

Answer 14

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

ex. rhinorrhea, myxorrhea

Question 15

-rrhexis

Answer 15

bursting (of tissues), rupture

ex. angiorrhexis, enterrhexis

Question 16

-scope

Answer 16

an instrument for examining

ex. colposcope, rhinoscope

Question 17

-scopy

Answer 17

examination

ex. endoscopy, cystoscopy

Question 18

-tome

Answer 18

a surgical intrument for cutting

ex. adenomatome, gastrotome

Question 19

-tomy

Answer 19

surgical incision

ex. cholecystotomy, abnominohysterotomy