Chapter 3 - Suffixes cont.

Question 1

-genesis

Answer 1

condition of producing, forming

Question 2

-gram

Answer 2

record

Question 3

-graph

Answer 3

instrument for recording

Question 4

-itis

Answer 4

inflammation

Question 5

-logy

Answer 5

study of

Question 6

-lysis

Answer 6

breakdown, destruction, separation

Question 7

-malacia

Answer 7

softening

Question 8

-megaly

Answer 8

enlargement

Question 9

-oma

Answer 9

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

Question 10

-opsy

Answer 10

to view

Question 11

-osis

Answer 11

condition, usually abnormal

Question 12

-pathy

Answer 12

disease condition

Question 13

-penia

Answer 13

deficiency

Question 14

-phobia

Answer 14

fear

Question 15

acrophia

Answer 15

fear of heights

Acr/o extreamities

Question 16

Agoraphia

Answer 16

Agora means marketplace.
anxiety disorder marked by fear of being outside of home alone, being in open or enclosed places or using public transportation.

Question 17

-plasia

Answer 17

development

Question 18

-plasty

Answer 18

surgical repair

Question 19

-ptosis

Answer 19

drooping, falling, prolapse

Question 20

-rrhea

Answer 20

flow, discharge

Question 21

-sclerosis

Answer 21

hardening

Question 22

-scope

Answer 22

instrument for visual examination

Question 23

-scopy

Answer 23

process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

Question 24

-stasis

Answer 24

controlling, stopping

Question 25

-stomy

Answer 25

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

Question 26

-theraphy

Answer 26

treatment

Question 27

-tomy

Answer 27

incision, cutting into

Question 28

-trophy

Answer 28

development, nourishment

Question 29

-er

Answer 29

one who

Question 30

-ia

Answer 30

condition

Question 31

-ist

Answer 31

specialist

Question 32

-oid

Answer 32

resembling, derived from

Question 33

-ole

Answer 33

little, small

Question 34

-ule

Answer 34

little, small

Question 35

- um | - ium

Answer 35

structure, tissue

Question 36

-us

Answer 36

structure, substance

Question 37

-y

Answer 37

condition, process

Question 38

- ac | - iac

Answer 38

pertaining to

Question 39

-al

Answer 39

pertaining to

Question 40

-ar

Answer 40

pertaining to

Question 41

-ary

Answer 41

pertaining to

Question 42

-eal

Answer 42

pertaining to

Question 43

-genic

Answer 43

pertaining to, producing, produced by or in

Question 44

- ic | - ical

Answer 44

pertaining to

Question 45

-ose

Answer 45

pertaining to, full of

Question 46

-ous

Answer 46

pertaining to

Question 47

-tic

Answer 47

pertaining to