Suffixes

Question 1

What is Suffix?

Answer 1

Usually not always indicates the procedure, condition, disorder or disease.

Question 2

What does the suffix “-al” mean?

Answer 2

As in enteral or pertaining to the small intestine

Question 3

What does the suffix “-ac” mean?

Answer 3

As in cardiac or pertaining or the heart

Question 4

What means the suffix “-ary” mean?

Answer 4

As in pulmonary or pertaining to the lungs

Question 5

What does the suffix “-ic” mean?

Answer 5

As in epigastric or pertaining to above the stomach

Question 6

What does the suffix “-ous” mean?

Answer 6

As in venous or pertaining to the veins

Question 7

What does the suffix “-eal” mean?

Answer 7

As in esophageal or pertaining to the esophagus

Question 8

What does the suffix “-algia” mean?

Answer 8

Pain

Question 9

What does the suffix “-centesis” mean?

Answer 9

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 10

What does the suffix “-ectomy” mean?

Answer 10

Surgical excision (removal)

Question 11

What does the suffix “-gram” mean?

Answer 11

A record, recording

Question 12

what does the suffix “-graphy” mean?

Answer 12

Process or form of writing or recording

Question 13

What does the suffix “-itis” mean?

Answer 13

Inflammation

Question 14

What does the suffix “-logy” mean?

Answer 14

Study of

Question 15

What does the suffix “-logist” mean?

Answer 15

Someone that specializes on it

Question 16

What does the suffix “-megaly” mean?

Answer 16

Abnormal enlargement

Question 17

What does the suffix “-oma” mean?

Answer 17

Tumor

Question 18

What does the suffix “-osis” mean?

Answer 18

Condition

Question 19

What does the suffix “-patty” mean?

Answer 19

Disease

Question 20

What does the suffix “-penia” mean?

Answer 20

Deficiency

Question 21

What does the suffix “-pexy” mean?

Answer 21

Surgical fixation

Question 22

What does the suffix “-plasty” mean?

Answer 22

Surgical repair

Question 23

What does the suffix “-pnea” mean?

Answer 23

Breathing

Question 24

What does the suffix “-rrhagia” mean?

Answer 24

Severe Bleeding

Question 25

What does the suffix “-rrhaphy” mean?

Answer 25

Surgical suturing

Question 26

What does the suffix “-rrhea” mean

Answer 26

Flow, discharge

Question 27

What does the suffix “-rrhexis” mean?

Answer 27

Rupture

Question 28

What does the suffix “-scope” mean?

Answer 28

Instrumental for viewing

Question 29

What does the suffix” -scopy” mean?

Answer 29

Visual examination

Question 30

What does the suffix “-stenosis” mean?

Answer 30

Abnormal narrowing

Question 31

What does the suffix “-stomy” mean?

Answer 31

Creation of an artificial opening

Question 32

What does the suffix “-tomy” mean?

Answer 32

Cutting into the organ area

Question 33

What does the suffix “-uria” mean?

Answer 33

Urination, Urine