Chapter 1 - Suffixes

Question 0

-al

Answer 0

pertaining to

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-algia

Answer 2

pain

Question 3

-cyte

Answer 3

cell

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

excision, removal

Question 5

-emia

Answer 5

blood condition

Question 6

-genic

Answer 6

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

Question 7

-globin

Answer 7

protein

Question 8

-gram

Answer 8

record

Question 9

-ic, -ical

Answer 9

pertaining to

Question 10

-ion

Answer 10

process

Question 11

-ist

Answer 11

specialist

Question 12

-itis

Answer 12

inflammation

Question 13

-logy

Answer 13

process of study

Question 14

-oma

Answer 14

tumor, mass, swelling

Question 15

-opsy

Answer 15

process of viewing

Question 16

-osis

Answer 16

condition, usually abnormal

Question 17

-pathy

Answer 17

disease condition

Question 18

-scope

Answer 18

instrument to visually examine

Question 19

-scopy

Answer 19

process of visually examining with an endoscope

Question 20

-sis

Answer 20

state of; condition

Question 21

-tomy

Answer 21

process of cutting, incision

Question 22

-y

Answer 22

process, condition

Question 23

OPHTHALMOLOGIST, OPTOMETRIST, OPTICIAN

Answer 23

OPHTHALMOLOGIST- specializes in diagnosing & treating disorders of the eye
OPTOMETRIST- examines eyes & prescribes corrective lenses, but cannot treat eye diseases
OPTICIAN- grinds lenses and fits glasses but does not examine eyes, prescribe corrective lenses, or treat eye diseases