Suffix / Action or State

Question 1

-drome / syndrome

Answer 1

run or running /group of symptoms that together are indicative of a specific disorder, condition , or disease

Question 2

-emesis / hematemesis

Answer 2

vomiting / vomiting blood

Question 3

-malacia / cardiomalacia

Answer 3

softening or degeneration/softening or degeneration of heart tissue, usually from insuff blood supply or its degeneration

Question 4

-oma / osteoma

Answer 4

tumor / tumor of bone, lipoma- tumor of fat tissue

Question 5

-oxia / hypoxia

Answer 5

condition of oxygen/deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.

Question 6

-phagia / dysphagia

Answer 6

eating or swallowing / painful or difficult eating or swallowing

Question 7

-phasia /

Answer 7

speaking/

Question 8

-phil, -philia / hemophilia

Answer 8

loving, affinity for / uncontrolled blood loss

Question 9

-physis / hypophysis

Answer 9

growth/ growth below

Question 10

-plegia / quadriplegia

Answer 10

paralysis / paralysis of the four limbs

Question 11

-stasis / homeostasis

Answer 11

standing still / process of maintaining internal stability despite changes in the environment