Suffixes

Question 1

-emia

Answer 1

Refers to the condition of blood.

Question 2

-xia

Answer 2

No general meaning.

Question 3

-pnea

Answer 3

Refers to the condition of breathing.

Question 4

-cardia / -cardio

Answer 4

Refers to the condition of the heart or heart rate.

Question 5

-tension / -tensive

Answer 5

Refers to the condition of pressure or stretching.

Question 6

-itis

Answer 6

Refers to an infection or type of inflammation.

Question 7

-thesia

Answer 7

No general meaning.

Question 8

-paresis

Answer 8

Refers to the condition of partial or incomplete paralysis.

Question 9

-plegia

Answer 9

Refers to the condition of complete paralysis.

Question 10

-capnia

Answer 10

Refers to the condition of CO2 levels in the blood.

Question 11

-osis

Answer 11

Refers to the status, process, whether normal or diseased, or sometimes an increase of a condition.

Question 12

-staxis

Answer 12

Refers to the condition of dripping, oozing, or flowing.

Question 13

-stasis

Answer 13

Refers to the condition of balance, stability, or equilibrium.

Question 14

-edema

Answer 14

Refers to the condition of tissue swelling in the body caused by abnormal accumulation of body fluid.

Question 15

-embolus

Answer 15

Referring to a blood clot, plaque, clumps of bacteria, air bubbles, or any foreign object that obstructs a blood vessel.

Question 16

-asthenia

Answer 16

Refers to the condition of weakness.