Lesson 2 Assignment (L2.1) -SUFFIXES

Question 1

-a

Answer 1

(a is a noun ending)

cyanoderma (skin with a bluish discoloration)

Note: When a is used as a suffix, it is a noun ending; a can also be used as a prefix.

Question 2

-ac

Answer 2

pertaining to

cardiac (pertaining to the heart)

Question 3

-ad

Answer 3

toward, increase

caudad (toward the tail or end of the body)

Question 4

-al

Answer 4

pertaining to

duodenal (pertaining to the duodenum)

Question 5

-algesia

Answer 5

sensitivity to pain

analgesia (without sensitivity to pain)

Question 6

-algia

Answer 6

pain

cephalalgia (pain in the head; a headache)

Question 7

-ar

Answer 7

pertaining to

ventricular (pertaining to the ventricle)

Question 8

-ary

Answer 8

pertaining to; relating to

pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs)

Question 9

-ate

Answer 9

something that…

hemolysate (something that results from hemolysis)

Question 10

-blast

Answer 10

embryonic stage of development

leukoblast (immature white blood cell)

Question 11

-cele

Answer 11

swelling or herniation

cystocele (herniation or protrusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina)

Question 12

-centesis

Answer 12

surgical puncture

amniocentesis (surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to remove fluid for laboratory analysis; an obstetrical procedure)

Question 13

-cide

Answer 13

to kill; to destroy

spermicide (chemical substance that kills spermatozoa)

Question 14

-clasis

Answer 14

crushing or breaking up

osteoclasis (the intentional surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity)

Question 15

-cyte

Answer 15

cell

leukocyte (white blood cell)

Question 16

-desis

Answer 16

binding or surgical fusion

arthrodesis (fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces)

Question 17

-dynia

Answer 17

pain

cephalodynia (pain in the head; a headache)

Question 18

-e

Answer 18

(e is a noun ending)

dermatome (instrument used to cut the skin; i.e., thin slices of skin for grafting)

Question 19

-eal

Answer 19

pertaining to

esophageal (pertaining to the esophagus)

Question 20

-ectasia

Answer 20

stretching or dilation

gastrectasia (stretching or dilation of the stomach)

Question 21

-ectasis

Answer 21

stretching or dilation

gastrectasis (stretching or dilation of the stomach)

Question 22

-ectomy

Answer 22

surgical removal

appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix)

Question 23

-emia

Answer 23

blood condition

hyperglycemia (blood condition in which there is a higher than normal level of glucose in the blood; high blood sugar)

Question 24

-er

Answer 24

one who

radiographer (one who takes and processes X-rays)

Question 25

-esis

Answer 25

condition of enuresis (condition of urinary incontinence)

Question 26

-gen

Answer 26

that which generates glycogen (“that which generates sugar”)

Question 27

-genesis

Answer 27

generating; formation lithogenesis (the formation of stones)

Question 28

-genic

Answer 28

pertaining to formation; producing lithogenic (pertaining to the formation of stones)

Question 29

-gram

Answer 29

record or picture electrocardiogram (record of the electrical activity of the heart)

Question 30

-graph

Answer 30

an instrument used to record electrocardiograph (instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart)

Question 31

-graphy

Answer 31

process of recording electrocardiography (the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart)

Question 32

-gravida

Answer 32

pregnancy multigravida (a woman who has been pregnant more than once; “many pregnancies”)

Question 33

-ia

Answer 33

condition (ia is a noun ending) paraplegia (condition of paralysis of the lower half of the body)

Question 34

-ian

Answer 34

specialist in a field of study geriatrician (specialist in the field of study of the aging)

Question 35

-iasis

Answer 35

presence of an abnormal condition cholelithiasis (abnormal presence of gallstones in the gallbladder)

Question 36

-iatric(s)

Answer 36

relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment pediatrics (field of medicine that deals with children)

Question 37

-iatrician

Answer 37

one who treats; a physician pediatrician (physician who treats children)

Question 38

-iatrist

Answer 38

one who treats; a physician psychiatrist (specialist in the study, treatment, and prevention of mental illness)

Question 39

-iatry

Answer 39

medical treatment, medical profession psychiatry (field of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness)

Question 40

-ic

Answer 40

pertaining to thoracic (pertaining to the thorax)

Question 41

-ical

Answer 41

pertaining to (-cial is the combination of ic + al) neurological (pertaining to the study of nerves)

Question 42

-ician

Answer 42

specialist in a field of study obstetrician (specialist in the field of study of pregnancy and childbirth)

Question 43

-ile

Answer 43

pertaining to; capable febrile (pertaining to fever)

Question 44

-ion

Answer 44

action; process conduction (process in which heat is transferred from one substance to another)

Question 45

-ism

Answer 45

condition hirsutism (condition of excessive body hair in a masculine distribution pattern)

Question 46

-ist

Answer 46

practitioner pharmacist (practitioner who is licensed to prepare and dispense medications)

Question 47

-itis

Answer 47

inflammation appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix)

Question 48

-ize

Answer 48

to make; to treat or combine with anesthetize (to induce a state of anesthesia; to make one “feelingless”)

Question 49

-lepsy

Answer 49

seizure, attack narcolepsy (seizure or sudden attack of sleep)

Question 50

-lith

Answer 50

stone rhinolith (stone or calculus in the nose)

Question 51

-lithiasis

Answer 51

presence or formation of stones cholelithiasis (presence of gallstones)

Question 52

-logy

Answer 52

the study of biology (the study of living things)

Question 53

-logist

Answer 53

one who specializes in the study of biologist (one who specializes in the study of living things)

Question 54

-lysis

Answer 54

destruction or detachment dialysis (removal or detachment of certain elements from the blood or lymph by passing them through a semipermeable membrane)

Question 55

-lytic

Answer 55

destruction keratolytic (agent used to destroy hardened skin)

Question 56

-mania

Answer 56

a mental disorder; a “madness” megalomania (mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur; the patient believes he or she is someone of great importance)

Question 57

-megaly

Answer 57

enlargement cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart)

Question 58

-meter

Answer 58

an instrument used to measure pelvimeter (instrument used to measure the diameter and capacity of the pelvis)

Question 59

-metry

Answer 59

the process of measuring pelvimetry (the process of measuring the dimensions of the pelvis)

Question 60

-oid

Answer 60

resembling mucoid (resembling mucus)

Question 61

-ole

Answer 61

small or little arteriole (smallest branch of the arterial circulation; a “small” artery)

Question 62

-oma

Answer 62

tumor lipoma (fatty tumor)

Question 63

-opia

Answer 63

visual condition myopia (a condition of nearsightedness)

Question 64

-opsia

Answer 64

visual condition hemianopsia (blindness in one half of the visual field)

Question 65

-opsy

Answer 65

process of viewing biopsy (removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or part of the body for “viewing” under a microscope)

Question 66

-ory

Answer 66

pertaining to; characterized by auditory (pertaining to hearing)

Question 67

-osis

Answer 67

condition cyanosis (condition of blueness)

Question 68

-ous

Answer 68

pertaining to venous (pertaining to veins)

Question 69

-pathy

Answer 69

disease adenopathy (disease of a gland)

Question 70

penia

Answer 70

decrease in; deficiency leukocytopenia (decrease in the number of white blood cells)

Question 71

-pexy

Answer 71

surgical fixation colpopexy (surgical fixation of a relaxed vaginal wall)

Question 72

-philia

Answer 72

attraction to necrophilia (abnormal attraction to dead bodies)

Question 73

-phobia

Answer 73

abnormal fear necrophobia (fear of death and dead bodies)

Question 74

-plasia

Answer 74

formation or development hyperplasia (excessive formation or development)

Question 75

-plasty

Answer 75

surgical repair rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose in which the structure of the nose is changed)

Question 76

-plegia

Answer 76

paralysis hemiplegia (paralysis of half of the body, of one side of the body)

Question 77

-pnea

Answer 77

breathing dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

Question 78

-ptosis

Answer 78

drooping or prolapse colpoptosis (prolapse of the vagina)

Question 79

-rrhagia

Answer 79

excessive flow or discharge gastrorrhagia (bursting for of blood from the stomach)

Question 80

-rrhaphy

Answer 80

suturing nephrorrhaphy (operation of suturing the kidney)

Question 81

-rrhea

Answer 81

discharge; flow rhinorrhea (flow or drainage from the nose)

Question 82

-rrhexis

Answer 82

rupture arteriorrhexis (rupture of an artery)

Question 83

-scope

Answer 83

an instrument used to view ophthalmoscope (instrument used to view the interior of the eye)

Question 84

-scopy

Answer 84

the process of viewing with a scope ophthalmoscopy (the process of using an ophthalmoscope to view the interior of the eye)

Question 85

-stasis

Answer 85

stopping or controlling hemostasis (stopping or controlling the flow of blood) venostasis (the trapping or “standing still” of blood in an extremity)

Question 86

-stomy

Answer 86

the surgical creation of a new opening colostomy (surgical creation of a new opening between the colon and surface of the body)

Question 87

-tic

Answer 87

pertaining to cyanotic (pertaining to blueness)

Question 88

-tion

Answer 88

process of relaxation (the process of reducing tension, as when a muscle relaxes after contraction)

Question 89

-tomy

Answer 89

incision into phlebotomy (incision into a vein)

Question 90

-tripsy

Answer 90

intentional crushing lithotripsy (the crushing of a stone in the bladder; may be accomplished by ultrasound or by laser)

Question 91

-ula

Answer 91

small, little macula (small pigmented spot that appears separate from surrounding tissue)

Question 92

-ule

Answer 92

“small one” venule (smallest vein that collects blood from a capillary)

Question 93

-um

Answer 93

a suffix that identifies singular pronouns duodenum (first part of the small intestines)

Question 94

-uria

Answer 94

a characteristic of the urine hematuria (presence of blood in the urine)

Question 95

-us

Answer 95

a suffix that identifies singular nouns coccus (singular bacterium)

Question 96

-y

Answer 96

condition; process (noun ending) myopathy (abnormal condition of the muscles)