Chap 1, Suffixes

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-cardiac

Answer 2

pertaining to heart

Question 3

-al

Answer 3

pertaining to

Question 4

neural

Answer 4

pertaining to nerves

Question 5

-algia

Answer 5

pain

Question 6

arthralgia

Answer 6

joint pain

Question 7

-cyte

Answer 7

cell

Question 8

erythrocyte

Answer 8

red blood cell

Question 9

-ectomy

Answer 9

excision, removal

Question 10

nephrectomy

Answer 10

removal (resection) of a kidney

Question 11

-emia

Answer 11

blood condition

Question 12

leukemia

Answer 12

blood condition of white cells; malignant (cancerous) condition

Literally, this term means “a blood condition of white (blood cells).” Actually, it is a condition of blood in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate (increase in number).

Question 13

-genic

Answer 13

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

Question 14

carcinogenic

Answer 14

pertaining to producing cancer

Question 15

pathogenic

Answer 15

pertaining to producing disease

A virus or a bacterium is a pathogenic organism.

Question 16

iatrogenic

Answer 16

pertaining to produced by medical treatment

In this term, -genic means produced by.

Question 17

-globin

Answer 17

protein

Question 18

hemoglobin

Answer 18

blood protein

Question 19

-gram

Answer 19

record

Question 20

electroencephalogram

Answer 20

record of the electricity of the brain

Question 21

-ic, -ical

Answer 21

pertaining to

Question 22

gastric

Answer 22

pertaining to stomach

Question 23

neurologic

Answer 23

pertaining to study of the nerves

Log/o means study of.

Question 24

-ion

Answer 24

process

Question 25

excision

Answer 25

process of cutting out; removal

Question 26

-ist

Answer 26

specialist

Question 27

ophthalmologist

Answer 27

specialist in the study of, diagnosing and treating disorders of the eye

Question 28

-itis

Answer 28

inflammation

Question 29

cystitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the urinary bladder

Question 30

-logy

Answer 30

process of study

Question 31

endocrinology

Answer 31

study of the endocrine glands

Question 32

-oma

Answer 32

tumor, mass, swelling

Question 33

hepatoma

Answer 33

tumor (malignant) of the liver A hepatoma (hepatocellular carcinoma) is a malignant tumor of the liver.

Question 34

-opsy

Answer 34

process of viewing

Question 35

biopsy

Answer 35

process of viewing life; removal of living tissue for microscopic examination Biopsy specimens are obtained and viewed under a microscope.

Question 36

Ophthalmologist

Answer 36

a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating (surgically and medically) disorder of the eye

Question 37

Optometrist

Answer 37

a healthcare professional who examines (metr/o = to measure) eyes and prescribes corrective lenses and may treat eye diseases

Question 38

Optician

Answer 38

a person who grinds lenses and fits glasses but does not examine eyes, prescribe corrective lenses, or treat eye diseases

Question 39

-osis

Answer 39

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

Question 40

nephrosis

Answer 40

abnormal condition of kidneys

Question 41

leukocytosis

Answer 41

abnormal increase of normal white blood cells This condition, a slight increase in normal white blood cells, occurs as WBC's multiply to fight an infection. Don't confuse leukocytosis with leukemia, which is a cancerous (malignant) condition marked by high levels of abnormal, immature WBC'S.

Question 42

-pathy

Answer 42

disease condition

Question 43

enteropathy

Answer 43

disease condition of small intestine

Question 44

adenopathy

Answer 44

disease condition of a gland

Question 45

-scope

Answer 45

instrument to visually examine

Question 46

endoscope

Answer 46

instrument to visually examine within the body Endo- means within. Acystoscope is a type of endoscope.

Question 47

-scopy

Answer 47

process of visually examining

Question 48

endoscopy

Answer 48

process of visually examining within the body Endoscopy is performed with an endoscope.

Question 49

-sis

Answer 49

state of; condition

Question 50

prognosis

Answer 50

prediction about the outcome of treatment ``` pro = before gnosis = knowledge ```

Question 51

-tomy

Answer 51

process of cutting, incision

Question 52

osteotomy

Answer 52

incision of a bone

Question 53

-y

Answer 53

process, condition

Question 54

gastroenterology

Answer 54

process of study of the stomach and intestine