Suffixes

Question 1

Diagnostic suffixes

Answer 1

describe disease conditions or their symptoms

Question 2

Procedural suffixes

Answer 2

describe procedures used in patient care

Question 3

-algia

Answer 3

pain

Question 4

-emia

Answer 4

blood condition

Question 5

-ia

Answer 5

condition

Question 6

Examples:

Answer 6

Myalgia
Neuralgia
Leukemia
Septicemia

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

-megaly

Answer 8

enlargement

Question 9

-oma

Answer 9

tumor, mass

Question 10

Examples:

Answer 10

Bronchitis
Meningitis
Phlebitis
Cardiomegaly
Hepatomegaly
Melanoma

Question 11

-osis

Answer 11

condition, abnormal

Question 12

-pathy

Answer 12

disease condition

Question 13

Examples:

Answer 13

Necrosis
Leukocytosis
Encephalopathy
Cardiomyopathy

Question 14

-rrhea

Answer 14

flow, discharge

Question 15

-rrhage

Answer 15

excessive

Question 16

-rrhagia

Answer 16

discharge of blood

Question 17

Examples:

Answer 17

Rhinorrhea

Diarrhea

Question 18

-sclerosis

Answer 18

hardening

Question 19

-uria

Answer 19

condition of urine

Question 20

Each of these means “pertaining to”

Answer 20

• al or -eal
• ar
• ary
• ic

Question 21

-centesis

Answer 21

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 22

-ectomy

Answer 22

removal, resection, excision

Question 23

-gram

Answer 23

record

Question 24

-graphy

Answer 24

process of recording

Question 25

-lysis

Answer 25

separation, breakdown, destruction

Question 26

-plasty

Answer 26

surgical repair or surgical correction

Question 27

-scopy

Answer 27

process of visual examination

Question 28

-stomy

Answer 28

opening

Question 29

-therapy

Answer 29

treatment

Question 30

-tomy

Answer 30

incision, to cut into