Chapter 1 Medical Terminology Suffixes

Question 1

What does the suffix ‘-a’ indicate?

Answer 1

noun ending

Question 2

What does the suffix ‘-ac’ mean?

Answer 2

pertaining to

Question 3

What does the suffix ‘-ago’ signify?

Answer 3

abnormal condition

Question 4

What does the suffix ‘-al’ indicate?

Answer 4

pertaining to

Question 5

What does the suffix ‘-algia’ refer to?

Answer 5

pain, suffering

Question 6

What does the suffix ‘-an’ mean?

Answer 6

pertaining to

Question 7

What does the suffix ‘-ar’ indicate?

Answer 7

pertaining to

Question 8

What does the suffix ‘-ary’ signify?

Answer 8

pertaining to

Question 9

What does the suffix ‘-centesis’ mean?

Answer 9

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 10

What does the suffix ‘-dynia’ refer to?

Answer 10

pain

Question 11

What does the suffix ‘-e’ indicate?

Answer 11

noun ending

Question 12

What does the suffix ‘-eal’ mean?

Answer 12

pertaining to

Question 13

What does the suffix ‘-ectomy’ signify?

Answer 13

surgical removal

Question 14

What does the suffix ‘-esis’ refer to?

Answer 14

abnormal condition

Question 15

What does the suffix ‘-graphy’ indicate?

Answer 15

producing a picture or record

Question 16

What does the suffix ‘-gram’ mean?

Answer 16

a picture or record

Question 17

What does the suffix ‘-ia’ signify?

Answer 17

abnormal condition

Question 18

What does the suffix ‘-iac’ refer to?

Answer 18

person afflicted with

Question 19

What does the suffix ‘-ial’ indicate?

Answer 19

pertaining to

Question 20

What does the suffix ‘-iasis’ mean?

Answer 20

abnormal condition

Question 21

What does the suffix ‘-ic’ signify?

Answer 21

pertaining to

Question 22

What does the suffix ‘-ical’ refer to?

Answer 22

pertaining to

Question 23

What does the suffix ‘-ine’ indicate?

Answer 23

pertaining to

Question 24

What does the suffix ‘-ion’ mean?

Answer 24

abnormal condition

Question 25

What does the suffix '-ior' signify?

Answer 25

pertaining to

Question 26

What does the suffix '-ism' refer to?

Answer 26

abnormal condition

Question 27

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate?

Answer 27

inflammation

Question 28

What does the suffix '-malacia' mean?

Answer 28

abnormal softening

Question 29

What does the suffix '-megaly' signify?

Answer 29

enlargement

Question 30

What does the suffix '-necrosis' refer to?

Answer 30

tissue death

Question 31

What does the suffix '-ologist' indicate?

Answer 31

specialist

Question 32

What does the suffix '-ology' mean?

Answer 32

study of

Question 33

What does the suffix '-ory' signify?

Answer 33

pertaining to

Question 34

What does the suffix '-osis' refer to?

Answer 34

abnormal condition or disease

Question 35

What does the suffix '-ostomy' indicate?

Answer 35

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Question 36

What does the suffix '-otomy' mean?

Answer 36

cutting or surgical incision

Question 37

What does the suffix '-ous' signify?

Answer 37

pertaining to

Question 38

What does the suffix '-plasty' refer to?

Answer 38

surgical repair

Question 39

What do the suffixes '-rrhage' and '-rrhagia' indicate?

Answer 39

sudden, severe bleeding

Question 40

What does the suffix '-rrhaphy' mean?

Answer 40

surgical suturing

Question 41

What does the suffix '-rrhea' signify?

Answer 41

flow or discharge of bodily fluids

Question 42

What does the suffix '-rrhexis' refer to?

Answer 42

rupture

Question 43

What does the suffix '-sclerosis' indicate?

Answer 43

abnormal hardening

Question 44

What does the suffix '-scopy' mean?

Answer 44

visual examination

Question 45

What does the suffix '-stenosis' signify?

Answer 45

abnormal narrowing

Question 46

What does the suffix '-tic' refer to?

Answer 46

pertaining to

Question 47

What does the suffix '-um' indicate?

Answer 47

singular noun ending

Question 48

What does the suffix '-us' mean?

Answer 48

noun ending