medical suffixes

Question 1

what does a medical suffix indicate?

Answer 1

1. condition
2. disease
3. procedure

Question 2

what is one thing every medical term must have?

Answer 2

a medical suffix

Question 3

-algia

common

Answer 3

pain

gastralgia - stomach pain

Question 4

-cele

common

Answer 4

hernia, protrusion

cystocele - protrusion of the bladder

Question 5

-cyte

common

Answer 5

cell

erythrocyte - red cell

Question 6

-dynia

common

Answer 6

pain

cardiodynia - heart pain

Question 7

-ectasis

common

Answer 7

dilation

bronchiectasis - dilated bronchi

Question 8

-gen

common

Answer 8

that which produces

pathogen - that which produces disease

Question 9

-genesis

common

Answer 9

produces, gernerates

spermatogenesis - produces sperm

Question 10

-genic

common

Answer 10

producing, produced by

carinogenic - producing cancer

Question 11

-ia

Answer 11

state, condition

bradycardia - condition of slow heart

Question 12

-iasis

common

Answer 12

abnormal condition

lithiasis - abnormal condition of stones

Question 13

-iatry

common

Answer 13

medical treatment

podiatry - medical treatment of the foot

Question 14

-ism

common

Answer 14

state of

hypothryoidism - state of low thyroid

Question 15

-itis

common

Answer 15

inflammation

dermatitis - inflammation of the skin

Question 16

-logist

common

Answer 16

one who studies

cardiologist - one who studies the heart

Question 17

-logy

common

Answer 17

study of

cardiology - study of the heart

Question 18

-lysis

common

Answer 18

destruction

hemolysis - blood destruction

Question 19

-lytic

common

Answer 19

destruction

throbolytic - clot destruction

Question 20

-malacia

common

Answer 20

abnormal softening

chondromalacia - abnormal cartilage softening

Question 21

-megaly

common

Answer 21

enlargement, large

cardiomegaly - enlarged heart

Question 22

-oma

common

Answer 22

tumor, mass, swelling

carcinoma - cancerous tumor

Question 23

-oid

common

Answer 23

resembling

fibroid - resembling fibers

Question 24

-osis

common

Answer 24

abnormal condition

cyanosis - abnormal condition of being blue

Question 25

-pathy | common

Answer 25

disease | myopathy - muscle disease

Question 26

-phobia | common

Answer 26

fear | photophobia - fear of light

Question 27

-plasia | common

Answer 27

development, growth | hyperplasia - excessive development

Question 28

-plasm | common

Answer 28

formation, development | neoplasm - new formation

Question 29

-ptosis | common

Answer 29

drooping | blepharoptosis - drooping eyelid

Question 30

-rrhage | common

Answer 30

excessive, abnormal flow | hemorrhage - excessive bleeding

Question 31

-rrhagia | common

Answer 31

abnormal flow condition | cystorrhagia - abnormal flow from the bladder

Question 32

-rrhea | common

Answer 32

discharge, flow | rhinorrhea - discharge from the nose

Question 33

-rrhexis | common

Answer 33

rupture | hysterorrhexis - ruptured uterus

Question 34

-sclerosis | common

Answer 34

hardening | arteriosclerosis - hardening of an artery

Question 35

-stenosis | common

Answer 35

narrowing | angiostenosis - narrowing of a vessel

Question 36

-therapy | common

Answer 36

treatment | chemotherapy - treatment with chemicals

Question 37

-trophy | common

Answer 37

nourishment, development | hypertrophy - excessive development

Question 38

-ule | common

Answer 38

small | venule - small vein

Question 39

-centesis | surgical

Answer 39

puncture to withdraw fluid | arthrocentesis - puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint

Question 40

-ectomy | surgical

Answer 40

surgical removal | gastretomy - surgically remove the stomach

Question 41

-ostomy | surgical

Answer 41

surgically create an opening | colostomy - surgically create an opening for the colon

Question 42

-otomy | surgical

Answer 42

cutting into | thoractomy - cutting into the chest

Question 43

-pexy | surgical

Answer 43

surgical fixation | nephropexy - surgical fixation of a kidney

Question 44

-plasty | surgical

Answer 44

surgical repair | dermatoplasty - surgical repair of the skin

Question 45

-rraphy | surgical

Answer 45

suture | myorraphy - surture together through muscle

Question 46

-gram | procedural

Answer 46

record or picture | electrocardiogram - record of heart's elecrticity

Question 47

-graph | procedual

Answer 47

instrument for recording | electrocardiograph - instrument for recording electricity of the heart

Question 48

-graphy | surgical

Answer 48

process of recording | electrocardiography - recording the electical activity of the heart

Question 49

-meter | procedural

Answer 49

instrument for measuring | audiometer - instrument for measuring hearing

Question 50

-metry | procedural

Answer 50

process of measuring | audiometry - process of measuring hearing

Question 51

-scope | procedural

Answer 51

instrument for viewing | gastroscope - instrument to view stomach

Question 52

-scopy | procedural

Answer 52

process of visually examining | gastroscopy - process of visually examining the stomach