All types of Suffixes

Question 1

Definition of Suffixes

Answer 1

Come after the root word

Question 2

Types of Suffixes

Answer 2

“pertaining to”, surgical, procedural, conditional and structural

Question 3

“Pertaining to” Suffixes

Answer 3

Ac, zn, ic, ar, al, ous, ine, tic, ary, eal

Question 4

Surgical Suffixes

Answer 4

Ectomy, scope, tomy, plasty, centesis, pexy, stomy, rrhaphy, tripsy

Question 5

Ectomy

Answer 5

(removal of)

Question 6

Scope

Answer 6

(instrument or exam)

Question 7

Tomy

Answer 7

(cutting, incision)

Question 8

Plasty

Answer 8

(repair)

Question 9

Centesis

Answer 9

(puncture a cavity to remove or exam)

Question 10

Pexy

Answer 10

(fixation)

Question 11

Stomy

Answer 11

(a new permanent opening)

Question 12

Rrhaphy

Answer 12

(repair or structure)

Question 13

Tripsy

Answer 13

(crushing or destroying)

Question 14

Procedural Suffixes

Answer 14

Gram, graphy, therapy, scopy, logy

Question 15

Gram

Answer 15

(record of)

Question 16

Graphy

Answer 16

(procedure that records)

Question 17

Therapy

Answer 17

(treatment)

Question 18

Scopy

Answer 18

(visual examination)

Question 19

Logy

Answer 19

(study of)

Question 20

Conditional and Structural Suffixes

Answer 20

Algia or dynia, rhexis, itis, osis, pathy

Question 21

Algia or dynia

Answer 21

(pain)

Question 22

Rhexis

Answer 22

(rupture)

Question 23

Itis

Answer 23

(inflammation)

Question 24

Osis

Answer 24

(abnormal condition)

Question 25

Pathy

Answer 25

(disease)