Lesson 4 Section 2A Suffixes

Question 1

What is the most popular suffix in medicine?

Answer 1

-IA, because it means pathological condition.

Question 2

What does the suffix -IC or -ICAL mean and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 2

Characteristic of.
Adjectival

~Epileptic

Question 3

What does the suffix - OSIS mean?

Answer 3

Condition of

~Psychosis

Question 4

What does the suffix -LEPSY mean?

Answer 4

Seizure or attack

~Epilepsy - a disease of the nervous system marked by seizures

Question 5

What does the suffix -ID mean?

Answer 5

Body or particle

~Plasmid

Question 6

What does the suffix -INE mean and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 6

Relating to
Adjectival

also, chemical substance

~Bovine, Morphine

Question 7

What does the suffix -IAC mean and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 7

Relating to
Adjectival

~Cardiac

Question 8

What does the suffix -IAN mean and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 8

Relating to
Adjectival

~Avian

Question 9

What does the suffix -ITE mean, chemically and biologically?

Answer 9

Chemically means- Salt or ester of an acid with a name ending in -OUS

~Nitrite is a salt or ester of nitrous acid

Biologically- Segment of a body part

~Dendrite- a part of a nerve cell

Question 10

What is a Diagnostic Suffix?

Answer 10

This tells us that something about the body isn’t the way it’s supposed to be.

Question 11

Meaning of the suffix -ALGIA and what type is it?

Answer 11

Pain
Diagnostic

~Neuralgia - nerve pain

Question 12

Meaning of the suffix -DYNIA and what type is it?

Answer 12

Pain
Diagnostic

~Gastrodynia - Pain in the stomach

Question 13

Meaning of the suffix -EMIA and what type is it?

Answer 13

Blood Condition
Diagnostic

~Leukemia - Cancer of white blood cells

Question 14

Meaning of the suffix -IA and what type is it?

Answer 14

Condition Disease
Diagnostic

~Polyuria - Excessive urination

Question 15

Meaning of the suffix -MALACIA and what type is it?

Answer 15

Softening
Diagnostic

~Chondromalacia - softening of the cartilage

Question 16

Meaning of the suffix -MEGALY and what type is it?

Answer 16

Enlargement
Diagnostic

~Cardiomegaly - Enlargement of the heart

Question 17

Meaning of the suffix -OMA and what type is it?

Answer 17

Tumor or Mass
Diagnostic

~Sarcoma - cancerous tumor of connective tissue

Question 18

Meaning of the suffix -OSIS and what type is it?

Answer 18

Abnormal condition
Diagnosis

~Dermatomycosis- fungal skin infecion

Question 19

Meaning of the suffix - PATHY and what type is it?

Answer 19

Disease
Diagnostic

~Myopathy- disease of muscle tissue

Question 20

Meaning of the suffix -PENIA and what type is it?

Answer 20

Deficiency
Diagnostic

~Leukopenia - Deficient number of white blood cells

Question 21

Meaning of the suffix -PLEGIA and what type is it?

Answer 21

Paralysis
Diagnostic

~Quadriplegia - Paralysis of all four limbs

Question 22

What is the difference between Apnea and Dyspnea?

Answer 22

Apnea the cessation of breathing (temporary stop), Dyspnea is shortness of breath.

Question 23

Meaning of the suffix -SCLEROSIS and what type is it?

Answer 23

Hardening
Diagnostic

~Arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries

Question 24

Meaning of the suffix -RRAGE and what type is it?

Answer 24

Bursting Forth
Diagnostic

~Menorrhagia - excessive menstrual flow

Question 25

Meaning of the suffix -RRHEA and what type is it?

Answer 25

Flow, discharge Diagnostic ~Menorrhea - normal menstrual flow

Question 26

Meaning of the suffix -RRHEXIS and what type is it?

Answer 26

Breaking Open Diagnostic ~Cardiorrhexis - Rupture of the heart

Question 27

What is a Procedural Suffix?

Answer 27

A suffix that describes what doctors do.

Question 28

Meaning of the suffix -CENTESIS and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 28

Puncture Procedural ~Abdominocentesis - puncture of spiration abdominal cavity to remove fluid

Question 29

Meaning of the suffix -ECTOMY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 29

Surgical-Removal Procedural ~Appendectomy - surgical removal of appendix

Question 30

Meaning of the suffix -GENIC and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 30

Producing, forming procedural ~Teratogenic- causing birth defects

Question 31

Meaning of the suffix -GRAPHY and what type of duffix is it?

Answer 31

Process of recording Procedural ~Mammorgraphy - X-ray photography of breasts

Question 32

Meaning of the suffix -LYSIS and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 32

Separation Procedural ~Dialysis - separation of waste materials from the blood

Question 33

Meaning of the suffix -OPSY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 33

View of, vision Procedural ~Biopsy- Removal of living tissue for examination

Question 34

Meaning of the suffix -PLASTY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 34

Surgcal Repair Procedural ~Rhinoplasty- plastic surgery of the nose

Question 35

Meaning of the suffix -SCOPY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 35

Visual-Examination Procedural ~Arthroscopy - visual examination of the joints

Question 36

Meaning of the suffix -STOMY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 36

Opening Procedural ~Tracheostomy- cutting an air/drainage opening to the trachea

Question 37

Meaning of the suffix -TOMY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 37

Incision Cutting Procedural ~Blepharotomy- Surgical incision of an eyelid

Question 38

What is an Adjectival Suffix?

Answer 38

Suffix that means - Pertaining to

Question 39

What is the meaning of the word plastic in the medical field?

Answer 39

Capable of being molded Can also mean - Tending to build up tissue to restore a lost part.

Question 40

Meaning of the suffix -VOROUS and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 40

Eating Adjectival ~Carnivorous-Meat eating

Question 41

Meaning of the suffix -PLAST and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 41

Cell, living substance Adjectival ~Chloroplast - the photosynthetic unit of the plant cell

Question 42

Meaning of the suffix -PLASTY and what type of suffix is it?

Answer 42

Formation, plastic repair of Adjectival ~Otoplasty -plastic surgery of the ear