Suffixes (28)

Question 1

-a, -ia, -on, -os, -is, -us, -um, -ium

nephr/on cement/um glott/is gastr/os ren/os card/is

Answer 1

names a thing when attached to a root word. means: refers to, pertains to

skin kidney thin layer of tooth voice box stomach kidney heart

Question 2

-al, -tic, -ic, -iac, -ious, -ous, -ent

neur/al neoplas/tic card/iac delir/ious recipi/ent

Answer 2

add to nouns-makes adjectives & express relationships
means: pertains to, refers to, concerning

nerve/refers to new/form/refers to referring to heart suffering from confusion/refers to one who recieves/refers

Question 3

-an, -ion, -ian

sect/ion physic/ian

Answer 3

means: pertains to, process of, procedure of

cutting up/process of treat or cure/procedure of

Question 4

-ance, -ancy

pregn/ancy

Answer 4

means: state of, condition of

conceive/condition of

Question 5

-er, -or

doct/or practition/er

Answer 5

added to verbs to make adjectives or nouns
means: one who, process of

teaches/one who practices or performs/one who

Question 6

-form

denti/form

Answer 6

means: shape/resembles

tooth/shaped

Question 7

-gen, -troph, -plasm

carcino/gen/esis hyper/troph/y neo/plasm

Answer 7

means: beginning, produce, development, cause

cancer/producing/condition excess/development/process
new/formation or development

Question 8

-gram

cardio/gram

Answer 8

means: to record, write

heart “beat”/ recording

Question 9

-graph

cardio/graph

Answer 9

means: an instrument

instrument that records heart beats

Question 10

-graphy

cardio/graphy/y

Answer 10

means: procedure of, process of using and instrument “to make recording”

procedure of using an instrument to record electrical heart beats

Question 11

-ia, -ity

chlamyd/ia acid/ity

Answer 11

means: to express quality, condition, state of

cloak/state of
excess acid PH below 7/ condition of

Question 12

-ible, -ile

flex/ible
con/tract/ile

Answer 12

add to verbs to make adjectives
means: ability to, capacity of, refers to

bend/ability
together/draw/able to

Question 13

-ician

ped/iatr/ician

Answer 13

means: person - belonging to, associated with, one who

children/treat or care/doctor associated with

Question 14

-ics, -tics

aqua/t/ics

Answer 14

means: art of, science of

water “exercise/art of

Question 15

-id

flac/id

Answer 15

means: state of, condition of, refers to, pertains to

weakness/state of

Question 16

-ist

an/esthet/ist

Answer 16

means: specialist, one who practices something

without/feeling “physical”/specialist or one who practices

Question 17

-ite

cellul/ite

Answer 17

means: nature of

cells,chambers, or cellulose/ nature of

Question 18

-ion, -tion, -ition, -ation, -iation, -ing, -y

hyster/ectom/y
prohib/ition

Answer 18

means: procedure of, process of, action of, condition of

uterus/cut out/procedure of
prohibiting/process of

Question 19

-itis, -isy, -icy

sinus/itis
pleur/isy

Answer 19

means: to express condition of inflammation, infection

cavity/infection
lung covering/inflamed

Question 20

-ium, -olus, -iole, -cule, -culus, -cle, -culum, -ellum

bronch/iole
cereb/ellum
cut/icle

Answer 20

means: small, smaller, lesser

bronchi-like/small
brain/smaller or lesser
skin/small or lesser

Question 21

-ize, -ate

hypnot/ize
im/person/ate

Answer 21

means: act like, use, subject to, make into, refer to

sleep/act like
not/human/acts like

Question 22

-ma, -mata, -men, -mina, -ment, -ure

liga/ment
carcino/mata

Answer 22

means: many, multiple “results from health condition”, act of

binding/ act of
crab-like/many tumors

Question 23

-oid, -form

epiderm/oid
vermi/form

Answer 23

means: likeness, resembles

upper skin/likeness
worm/shape resembles

Question 24

-ology

dermat/ology
bio/logy

Answer 24

means: process of study, science of, knowledge of

skin/process of the science of or study of
life/science of

Question 25

-oma

lip/oma
glarc/coma

Answer 25

means: tumor, swelling

fat/tumor
cloudy/swelling

Question 26

-osis, -esis, -asis, -iasis, -sis

scoli/osis
kyph/osis
lord/osis

Answer 26

means: condition, medical condition, disease, state of

crooked/condition
humpback/condition
swayback/condition

Question 27

-ous

ser/ous

Answer 27

means: material, refers to, state of

composed of serum/state of

Question 28

-tic

caus/tic

Answer 28

means: relates to, pertains to, refers to

burning/relates to or refers to