Musculoskeletal System Suffixes

Question 1

-al

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-algia

Answer 2

pain

Question 3

-ar

Answer 3

pertaining to

Question 4

-asthenia

Answer 4

weakness, debility

Question 5

-blast

Answer 5

immature, embryonic cell

Question 6

-clasia

Answer 6

to break, surgical fracture

Question 7

-clast

Answer 7

to break, surgical fracture

Question 8

-cyte

Answer 8

cell

Question 9

-desis

Answer 9

binding, fixation (of a bone or a joint)

Question 10

-dynia

Answer 10

pain

Question 11

-ectomy

Answer 11

surgical removal, excision

Question 12

-genesis

Answer 12

forming, producing, origin

Question 13

-graphy

Answer 13

process of recording

Question 14

-ia

Answer 14

condition, state

Question 15

-ic

Answer 15

pertaining to

Question 16

-ion

Answer 16

the act of, action, condition

Question 17

-ism

Answer 17

condition

Question 18

-itis

Answer 18

inflammation

Question 19

-kinesia

Answer 19

movement

Question 20

-listhesis

Answer 20

slipping

Question 21

-malacia

Answer 21

abnormal softening

Question 22

-meter

Answer 22

instruments for measuring

Question 23

-oid

Answer 23

resembling

Question 24

-oma

Answer 24

tumor, neoplam

Question 25

-osis

Answer 25

abnormal condition, increase (used primarily w/blood cells)

Question 26

-pathy

Answer 26

disease

Question 27

-physis

Answer 27

growth

Question 28

-plasty

Answer 28

surgical repair

Question 29

-porosis

Answer 29

porous

Question 30

-rrhexis

Answer 30

rupture

Question 31

-sarcoma

Answer 31

malignant tumor of connective tissue

Question 32

-scopy

Answer 32

visual examination

Question 33

-spasm

Answer 33

involuntary contraction, twitching

Question 34

-tome

Answer 34

instrument used to cut

Question 35

-tomy

Answer 35

incision

Question 36

-tone

Answer 36

tone

Question 37

-tonia

Answer 37

tone, degree of muscle tension

Question 38

-tonic

Answer 38

pertaining to tone

Question 39

-trophy

Answer 39

nourishment, development