Suffixes

Question 1

-al

Answer 1

pertaining to e.g. neural

Question 2

-algia

Answer 2

pain e.g. arthralgia

Question 3

-cyte

Answer 3

cell e.g. leukocyte

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

cutting out, surgical removal, excision e.g. gastrectomy

Question 5

-aemia

Answer 5

blood condition e.g. leukaemia

Question 6

-globin

Answer 6

protein e.g. haemoglobin

Question 7

-gram

Answer 7

record e.g. arthrogram

Question 8

-ia

Answer 8

condition e.g. neuralgia

Question 9

-ic

Answer 9

pertaining to e.g. gastric

Question 10

-ism

Answer 10

abnormal condition, process e.g. hyperthyroidism

Question 11

-itis

Answer 11

inflammation e.g. phlebitis

Question 12

-logist

Answer 12

specialist in the study of e.g. dermatologist

Question 13

-logy

Answer 13

study of e.g. nephrology

Question 14

-oma

Answer 14

tumor, mass e.g. hepatoma

Question 15

-opsy

Answer 15

to view e.g. biospy

Question 16

-scopy

Answer 16

the process of visual examiation e.g. arthroscopy

Question 17

-sis

Answer 17

state of e.g. prognosis

Question 18

-tomy

Answer 18

process of cutting into, incision e.g. neurotomy

Question 19

-centesis

Answer 19

puncturing and draining e.g. aminocentesis

Question 20

-genic

Answer 20

causing e.g. carcinogenic

Question 21

-iatrics

Answer 21

specialty e.g. geriatrics

Question 22

-lysis

Answer 22

deterioration, destruction e.g. paralysis

Question 23

-phagia

Answer 23

swallowing e.g. dysphagia

Question 24

-phasia

Answer 24

speech e.g. aphasia

Question 25

-philic

Answer 25

attraction to e.g. hydrophilic

Question 26

-phobia

Answer 26

fear e.g. agoraphobia

Question 27

-plasty

Answer 27

surgical repair e.g. rhinoplasty

Question 28

-rrhea

Answer 28

flow, discharge e.g. amenorrhea

Question 29

-osis

Answer 29

abnormal condition e.g. nephrosis

Question 30

-scope

Answer 30

instrument to visually examine e.g. gastroscope

Question 31

-dynia

Answer 31

pain

Question 32

-eal

Answer 32

pertaining to

Question 33

-emia

Answer 33

condition of the blood

Question 34

-graph

Answer 34

process of recording

Question 35

-trophy

Answer 35

development/nourishment

e.g. atrophy = no development
hypertrophy = excessive development

Question 36

-plasia

Answer 36

formation/growth

e.g. hyperplasia = increase in number of cells -> enlarged tissue mass
metaplasia = change in cell character -> replacement of one mature cell type with another
dysplasia = abnormal change in size, shape and organization of cells
neoplasia = new, abnormal, uncoordinated and excessive cell growth

Question 37

-rrhaphy

Answer 37

surgical structure

Question 38

megaly

Answer 38

enlarged e.g. cardiomegaly = condition of an enlarged heart

Question 39

-eatasis

Answer 39

expand/dilate