Chapter 2

Question 1

Suffixes that mean “condition of”

Answer 1

-ia, -ism, -sis, -y

Question 2

Suffixes for medical specialties

Answer 2

-ian specialist in a field of study, -iatrics medical specialty, -iatry medical specialty, -ics medical specialty, -ist specialist in a field of study, -logy study of.

Question 3

CLS

Answer 3

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Question 4

MT

Answer 4

Medical Technologist

Question 5

Suffixes that mean “pertaining to,” “like”, “Resembling”

Answer 5

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -form, -ic, -ical, -ile, -oid, -ory, -ous

Question 6

Plural Endings

Answer 6

ae vertebrae, singular a vertebra; ina lumina, singular lumen; ices matrices, singular ex ix yx matrix; es diganoses, singular is diagnosis; mata stigmata, singular ma stigma; nges phalanges, singular nx anx inx ynx phalanx; a ganglia, singular on ganglion; a sera, singular um serum; i thrombi, singular us thrombus.