CH. 5: Suffixes

Question 1

-ar

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-ary

Answer 2

pertaining to

Question 3

-cele

Answer 3

hernia, protrusion

Question 4

-centesis

Answer 4

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

Question 5

-desis

Answer 5

surgical fixation, fusion

Question 6

-eal

Answer 6

pertaining to

Question 7

-ectasis

Answer 7

stretching out, dilation, expansion

Question 8

-ectomy

Answer 8

excision, surgical removal

Question 9

-emia

Answer 9

in the blood

Question 10

-genic

Answer 10

producing, originating, causing

Question 11

-ia

Answer 11

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

Question 12

-itis

Answer 12

inflammation

Question 13

-logist

Answer 13

one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

Question 14

-logy

Answer 14

study of

Question 15

-meter

Answer 15

instrument used to measure

Question 16

-metry

Answer 16

measurement

Question 17

-oid

Answer 17

resembling

Question 18

-oma

Answer 18

tumor, swelling

Question 19

-osis

Answer 19

abnormal condition

Question 20

-ous

Answer 20

pertaining to

Question 21

-plasm

Answer 21

growth, substance, formation

Question 22

-plasty

Answer 22

surgical repair

Question 23

-pnea

Answer 23

breathing

Question 24

-ptysis

Answer 24

spitting, coughing

Question 25

-rrhagia

Answer 25

excessive bleeding

Question 26

-rrhea

Answer 26

flow, discharge

Question 27

-scope

Answer 27

instrument used for visual examination

Question 28

-scopic

Answer 28

pertaining to visual examination

Question 29

-scopy

Answer 29

visual examination

Question 30

-spasm

Answer 30

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)

Question 31

-stenosis

Answer 31

constriction or narrowing

Question 32

-stomy

Answer 32

creation of an artificial opening

Question 33

-thorax

Answer 33

chest, chest cavity

Question 34

-tomy

Answer 34

cut into, incision