Suffixes

Question 1

-centesis

Answer 1

A surgical puncture with a needle to remove fluid

Question 2

-clasis

Answer 2

a surgical fracture (osteoclasis)

Question 3

-desis

Answer 3

binding (arthrodesis)

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

excision (appendectomy)

Question 5

-lysis

Answer 5

separation (thrombolysis)

Question 6

-pexy

Answer 6

fixation (mastopexy)

Question 7

-plasty

Answer 7

surgical repair (rhinoplasty)

Question 8

-rrhaphy

Answer 8

suture (myorraphy)

Question 9

-stomy

Answer 9

create a mouth/opening (tracheostomy)

Question 10

-tome

Answer 10

cutting instrument (osteotome)

Question 11

-tomy

Answer 11

incision (tracheotomy)

Question 12

-tripsy

Answer 12

crushing (lithotripsy)

Question 13

-gram

Answer 13

record (electrocardiogram)

Question 14

-graph

Answer 14

recording instrument (electrocardiograph)

Question 15

-scope

Answer 15

examining instrument (endoscope)

Question 16

-graphy

Answer 16

recording process (electrocardiography)

Question 17

-scopy

Answer 17

examination (endoscopy)

Question 18

-algia

Answer 18

pain (neuralgia)

Question 19

-dynia

Answer 19

pain (otodynia)

Question 20

-cele

Answer 20

swelling (hepatocele)

Question 21

-ectasis

Answer 21

expansion (bronchiectasis)

Question 22

-emesis

Answer 22

vomitting (hyperemesis)

Question 23

-emia

Answer 23

blood condition (leukemia)

Question 24

-gen

Answer 24

producing (carcinogen)

Question 25

-genesis

Answer 25

forming (carcinogenesis)

Question 26

-itis

Answer 26

inflammation (gastritis)

Question 27

-malacia

Answer 27

softening (chondromalacia)

Question 28

-megaly

Answer 28

enlargement (cardiomegaly)

Question 29

-oma

Answer 29

tumour (neuroma)

Question 30

-osis

Answer 30

abnormality (cyanosis)

Question 31

-pathy

Answer 31

disease (myopathy)

Question 32

-penia

Answer 32

deficiency (osteopenia)

Question 33

-phobia

Answer 33

fear (hemophobia)

Question 34

-plegia

Answer 34

paralysis (quadriplegia)

Question 35

-ptosis

Answer 35

prolapse (blepharoptosis)

Question 36

-rrhea

Answer 36

discharge (diarrhea)

Question 37

-rrhexis

Answer 37

rupture (arteriorrhexis)

Question 38

-sclerosis

Answer 38

hardening (arteriosclerosis)

Question 39

-spasm

Answer 39

twitching (blepharospasm)

Question 40

-stenosis

Answer 40

narrowing (arteriostenosis)

Question 41

-toxic

Answer 41

poison (hepatotoxic)

Question 42

-y

Answer 42

condition/in progress (neuropathy)

Question 43

-icle, -ole, -ule

Answer 43

small (ventricle, arteriole, venule)