L 1 Suffixes

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

pertaining to, located in

ex. cardiac, celiac

Question 2

-a

Answer 2

state, condition

ex. rhynorrhea, erythroderma

Question 3

-ia

Answer 3

state, condition

ex. anemia, penumonia

Question 4

-iac

Answer 4

person afflicted with

ex. insomniac, amnesiac, hypochondriac

Question 5

-iasis

Answer 5

disease, abnormal condition, infestation of [often used with name of parasitic organism]; stone, calculi

ex. nephrolithiasis, elephantiasis

Question 6

-ic

Answer 6

pertaining to, located in [often indicate drug or person suffering of]

ex. analgesic, gastric, toxic… anorexic, paraplegic

Question 7

-in & -ine

Answer 7

form names of substances

ex. chlorine, epinephrine, antitoxin

Question 8

-ist

Answer 8

person interested in

ex. cardiologist, dermatologist

Question 9

-itic

Answer 9

pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

ex. laryngitic, arthitic

Question 10

-itis

Answer 10

indicating an inflamed condition

ex. gastritis, hepatitis

Question 11

-itides

Answer 11

plural form of “-itis”

ex. arthritides, dermatides

Question 12

-ium

Answer 12

membrane, connective tissue, region of the body

ex. endometrium, pericardium, epigastrium, hypochondrium

Question 13

-ma

Answer 13

abnormal or diseased condition

ex. edema, edematogenic, trauma, traumatic, phlegm, phlegmatic

Question 14

-osis

Answer 14

abnormal or diseased condition

ex. sclerosis, neurosis

Question 15

-otic

Answer 15

pertaining to

ex. nephrotic, sclerotic

Question 16

-sia

Answer 16

state, condition

ex. amnesia, ectasia, eclampsia

Question 17

-sis

Answer 17

state, condition, quality, process, procedure

ex. antisepsis, emesis, centesis

Question 18

-tic

Answer 18

pertaining to [often indicate drug or agent], person suffering of

ex. antiseptic, paralytic, neurotic, arthritic

Question 19

-y

Answer 19

state, condition, quality, process

ex. hypertrophy, neurotony