suffixes

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

pain and suffering

Question 2

-dynia

Answer 2

pain

Question 3

-itis

Answer 3

inflammation

Question 4

-malacia

Answer 4

abnormal softening

Question 5

-osis

Answer 5

abnormal condition or disease

Question 6

-megaly

Answer 6

enlargement

Question 7

-necrosis

Answer 7

tissue death

Question 8

-sclerosis

Answer 8

abnormal hardening

Question 9

-stenosis

Answer 9

abnormal narrowing

Question 10

-centesis

Answer 10

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or fluid removal

Question 11

-graphy

Answer 11

process of producing a picture or record

Question 12

-gram

Answer 12

picture or record

Question 13

-plasty

Answer 13

surgical repair

Question 14

-scopy

Answer 14

visual examination

Question 15

-rrhage/-rrhagia

Answer 15

bleeding, bursting forth or abnormal or excessive flow

Question 16

-rrhaphy

Answer 16

surgical suturing to close a wound and includes use of sutures, staples or surgical glue

Question 17

-rrhea

Answer 17

flow or discharge (usually body fluids)

Question 18

-rrhexis

Answer 18

rupture

Question 19

-ologist

Answer 19

specialist

Question 20

-ology

Answer 20

the study of

Question 21

-desis

Answer 21

fusions

Question 22

-ectomy

Answer 22

surgical excision of

Question 23

-esthesia

Answer 23

feeling

Question 24

-gram

Answer 24

tracing: graph

Question 25

-lysis

Answer 25

freeing of

Question 26

-orrhaphy

Answer 26

repair of

Question 27

-oscopy

Answer 27

examination of an organ through telescope/scope

Question 28

-ostomy

Answer 28

creation of an artificial opening or new opening through the organ wall

Question 29

-otomy

Answer 29

cutting into an organ or tissue or making an opening into tissue or organ

Question 30

-pexy

Answer 30

to fix or suture in place

Question 31

-plasty

Answer 31

restoration of a lost part or piece of tissue