L4 compound suffix forms, Greek verbs

Question 1

COMPOUND SUFFIX FORMS

Answer 1

Some combining forms of verbs, usually with the addition of a suffix and/or prefix, have become so commonly used in a certain form and meaning as to remain fixed as compound suffix forms:

Question 2

• ectasia
• ectasis
• ectomy

Answer 2

meaning: dilation, enlargement, surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ
ex: gastr-ectomy, cardi-ectasia, nephr-ectasis,

Question 3

• gen*
• Strictly speaking, -gen, -gram, and -graph are not suffix forms because there is no suffix on the combining form. It seemed desirable, however, that -gen, -genesis, -genic, and -genous as well as -gram, -graph and, -graphy should be listed together in order to show the relationship between words using these forms.

Answer 3

substance that produces (something)

ex: antitoxino-gen, carcino-gen

Question 4

-genesis

Answer 4

formation, origin

ex: lipo-genesis, patho-genesis

Question 5

-genic,

Answer 5

causing, producing, caused

ex: carcino-genic

Question 6

-genous

Answer 6

by, produced by or in

ex: hepato-genous†

† Because these suffix forms can mean either producing or produced by, the meaning of some words is ambiguous: pyretogenous means either producing fever or produced by fever

Question 7

-gram

Answer 7

a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray) (Fig. 4–1)

ex: cardio-gram, angio-gram

Question 8

-graph

Answer 8

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

ex: poly-graph, cardio-graph

Question 9

-graphy

Answer 9

(1) the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination)
ex: cholangio-graphy, cysto-graphy
(2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject)
ex: spleno-graphy, osteo-graphy

Question 10

-lysis

Answer 10

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

ex: hemo-lysis, pyreto-lysis

Question 11

-lytic

Answer 11

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis)

ex: hemo-lytic, bacterio-lytic

Question 12

-pathy

Answer 12

disease

ex: neuro-pathy, cardio-pathy

Question 13

-ptosis

Answer 13

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

ex: gastro-ptosis, colo-ptosis

Question 14

-rrhagia:‡

‡ Words beginning with the letter r- [Greek rho] usually double this letter when following another element. There are some exceptions: perirhinal, craniorhachischisis (some- times spelled craniorrhachischisis).

Answer 14

profuse discharge, hemorrhage

ex: leuko-rrhagia, meningo-rrhagia

Question 15

-rrhea

Answer 15

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

ex: rhino-rrhea, myxo-rrhea

Question 16

-rrhexis

Answer 16

bursting (of tissues), rupture

ex: angio-rrhexis, entero-rrhexi

Question 17

-scope

Answer 17

an instrument for examining

ex: rhino-scope, colpo-scope

Question 18

-scopy

Answer 18

examination

ex: endo-scopy, cysto-scopy

Question 19

-tome

Answer 19

a surgical instrument for cutting

ex: adenoma-tome, gastro-tome

Question 20

-tomy

Answer 20

surgical incision

ex: cholecysto-tomy, abdominohystero- tomy