Suffixes (Pt. 3)

Question 1

-globulin

Answer 1

protein

Ex: immunoglobulin (protective protein)

Question 2

-gravida

Answer 2

pregnancy

Ex: multigravida (many pregnancies)

Question 3

-kinesia

Answer 3

movement

Ex: bradykinesia (slow movement)

Question 4

-oid

Answer 4

resembling

Ex: lipoid (resembling fat)

Question 5

-ole

Answer 5

small

Ex: arteriole (small artery)

Question 6

-opia

Answer 6

vision

Ex: diplopia (double vision)

Question 7

-opsy

Answer 7

view of

Ex: biopsy (view of life)

Question 8

-osmia

Answer 8

sense of smell

Ex: anosmia (no sense of smell)

Question 9

-oxia

Answer 9

oxygen

Ex: anoxia (without oxygen)

Question 10

-para

Answer 10

to bear (offspring)

Ex: nullipara (to bear no children)

Question 11

-partum

Answer 11

childbirth

Ex: postpartum (after childbirth)

Question 12

-pepsia

Answer 12

digestion

Ex: bradypepsia (slow digestion)

Question 13

-phagia

Answer 13

eating, swallowing

Ex: dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

Question 14

-phasia

Answer 14

speech

Ex: aphasia (lack of speech)

Question 15

-phil

Answer 15

attracted to

Ex: eosinophil (attracted to rosy [dye])

Question 16

-phonia

Answer 16

voice

Ex: aphonia (without voice)

Question 17

-plasia

Answer 17

formation of cells

Ex: hyperplasia (excessive formation of cells)

Question 18

-plasm

Answer 18

formation

Ex: neoplasm (new formation [of tissue])

Question 19

-porosis

Answer 19

porous

Ex: osteoporosis (porous bone)

Question 20

-ptysis

Answer 20

spitting up, coughing up

Ex: hemoptysis (spitting or coughing up blood)

Question 21

-therapy

Answer 21

treatment

Ex: chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)

Question 22

-thorax

Answer 22

chest

Ex: hemothorax (blood in the chest)

Question 23

-trophic

Answer 23

development

Ex: amyotrophic (without muscle development)

Question 24

-trophy

Answer 24

development

Ex: hypertrophy (excessive development)

Question 25

-ule

Answer 25

small ## Footnote Ex: venule (small vein)

Question 26

-er

Answer 26

one who ## Footnote Ex: radiographer (one who takes X-rays)

Question 27

-iatric

Answer 27

medical specialty ## Footnote Ex: psychiatric (medical specialty of the mind)

Question 28

-iatrist

Answer 28

physician ## Footnote Ex: psychiatrist (physician specializing in the mind)

Question 29

-iatry

Answer 29

treatment, medicine ## Footnote Ex: podiatry (treatment of the foot)

Question 30

-ician

Answer 30

specialist ## Footnote Ex: pediatrician (specialist of children)

Question 31

-ist

Answer 31

specialist ## Footnote Ex: pharmacist (drug specialist)

Question 32

-logist

Answer 32

one who studies ## Footnote Ex: cardiologist (one who studies the heart)

Question 33

-logy

Answer 33

study of ## Footnote Ex: cardiology (study of the heart)

Question 34

List all the a suffixes that mean pertaining to

Answer 34

Question 35

List all of the e and i suffixes that mean pertaining to

Answer 35

Question 36

List all of the n, o, and t suffixes that mean pertaining to

Answer 36