Medical Terminology Ch. 6 sec. C suffixes

Question 1

-al, -ar, -ic

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-ase

Answer 2

enzyme

Question 3

-centesis

Answer 3

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 4

-chezia

Answer 4

defication, elimination of waste

Question 5

-drome

Answer 5

to run

Question 6

-ectasis, ectasia-

Answer 6

stretching, dilation, dilatation

Question 7

-ectomy

Answer 7

excision, removal, resection

Question 8

-emesis

Answer 8

vomiting

Question 9

-emia

Answer 9

blood condition

Question 10

-ia

Answer 10

condition

Question 11

-iasis

Answer 11

abnormal condition

Question 12

-itis

Answer 12

inflammation

Question 13

-logy

Answer 13

study of

Question 14

-lysis

Answer 14

breakdown, destruction

Question 15

-megaly

Answer 15

enlargement

Question 16

-oma

Answer 16

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

Question 17

-opsy

Answer 17

to view

Question 18

-pepsia

Answer 18

digestion

Question 19

-pexy

Answer 19

surgical fixation, to put in place

Question 20

-phagia

Answer 20

eating, swallowing

Question 21

-plasty

Answer 21

surgical repair

Question 22

-prandial

Answer 22

meal

Question 23

-ptysis

Answer 23

spitting

Question 24

-rrhaphy

Answer 24

suture

Question 25

-rrhea

Answer 25

flow, discharge

Question 26

-scope

Answer 26

instrument for visual examination

Question 27

-scopy

Answer 27

visual examination

Question 28

-spasm

Answer 28

sudden involuntary contraction of muscle

Question 29

-stalsis

Answer 29

contraction

Question 30

-stasis

Answer 30

stopping, controlling

Question 31

-stenosis

Answer 31

tightening, stricture, narrowing

Question 32

-stomy

Answer 32

new opening to outside of the body

Question 33

-tomy

Answer 33

incision, process of cutting

Question 34

-tresia

Answer 34

opening

Question 35

-tripsy

Answer 35

to crush