Medical Terms

Question 1

Suffix: itis

Answer 1

Inflammation

Question 2

Suffix: ium

Answer 2

Body structure or tissue

Question 3

Suffix: emia

Answer 3

Substance in the blood

Question 4

Suffix: ac

Answer 4

One afflicted with
Eg Coeliac
(Coeliac
an autoimmune disease where the immune system reacts abnormally to gluten)

Question 5

Suffix: Al

Answer 5

Pertaining to
Eg Femeral
(a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg)

Question 6

Suffix: ary

Answer 6

Pertaining to
Eg coronary
(Denoting the arteries which surround and supply the heart)

Question 7

Suffix: ation

Answer 7

Process
Eg Lactation
(the process of producing breast milk)

Question 8

Suffix: cele

Answer 8

Pouching
Eg Hydrocele

(type of swelling in the scrotum that occurs when fluid collects in the thin sheath surrounding a testicle.)

Question 9

Suffix: cidal, cide

Answer 9

Killing, destroying
Eg Bactericide
(a substance which kills bacteria)

Question 10

Suffix: Dynia

Answer 10

Pain
Eg Vulvodynia
(a condition where there is pain, burning and discomfort in the vulva that cannot be linked to a specific cause.)

Question 11

Suffix: ectomy

Answer 11

Removal of a body part
Eg Tonsillectomy
(the surgical removal of the tonsils)

Question 12

Suffix: Emia

Answer 12

Blood condition
Eg Anaemia
(a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body’s tissues.)