suffixes 1

Question 1

-a

Answer 1

state or condition
dyspnea
erythroderma
anasarca
rhonorrhea

Question 2

-ac

Answer 2

pretaining to, located in
cardiac
celiac
ileac
ischiac

Question 3

-ia/-y

Answer 3

state or condition
anemia
pneumonia
hypertrophy
microcephaly

Question 4

-iac

Answer 4

person afflicted with
hemophiliac
hypochondriac
insomniac
maniac

Question 5

-iasis

Answer 5

disease, abnormal condition or the presence of an abnormal condition
elephantiasis
nephrolithiasis
ancylostomiasis
schistosomiasis

Question 6

-ic

Answer 6

drug or agent
analgesic
gastric
hypodermic
toxic

Question 7

-in, -ine

Answer 7

names of substances
adrenalin
antitoxin
chlorine
epinephrine

Question 8

-ist

Answer 8

a person interested in
cardiologist
dermatologist
hematologist
orthondontist

Question 9

-itis

Answer 9

inflamed condition or inflammation
gastritis
hepatitis
laryngitis
peritonitis

Question 10

-itides

Answer 10

plural form of -itis
arthritides
dermatitides

Question 11

-ium

Answer 11

membrane or connective tissue
endometrium
epicranium
pericardium
peritoneum

Question 12

-ma

Answer 12

abnormal or disease condition
edema
trauma
phlegm
sperm

Question 13

-osis

Answer 13

abnormal or diseased condition
nephrosis
sclerosis
neurosis
stenosis

Question 14

-otic

Answer 14

pertaining to
nephrotic
neurotic
sclerotic
stenotic

Question 15

-sia

Answer 15

state or condition
amnesia
ectasia
dysphasia
hypacusia

Question 16

-sis

Answer 16

state or condition
antisepsis
emesis
paralysis
prophylaxis