Greek Suffixes CLA201

Question 1

-al

Answer 1

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Question 2

-an (-ian)

Answer 2

pertaining to, like, one connected with

Question 3

-ous (-ious)

Answer 3

full of, pertaining to, like

Question 4

-ic, -tic (-ac after i)

Answer 4

pertaining to, like

Question 5

-ics, -tics

Answer 5

art, science or study of

Question 6

-oid, -ode

Answer 6

like, having the shape of

Question 7

-emia (-hemia)

Answer 7

condition of the blood, congestion of blood

compound suffix

Question 8

-logy

Answer 8

science of, systematic study of

compound suffix

Question 9

-lysis

Answer 9

dissolution of or by

compound suffix

Question 10

-mania

Answer 10

madness for or about

compound suffix

Question 11

-pathy

Answer 11

disease of, treatment of disease of or by

compound suffix

Question 12

-phobia

Answer 12

abnormal fear of

compound suffix

Question 13

-therapy

Answer 13

treatment of or by

compound suffix

Question 14

-tomy

Answer 14

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of

compound suffix

Question 15

-ectomy

Answer 15

surgical removal of

compound suffix

Question 16

-uria

Answer 16

condition of the urine

compound suffix

Question 17

-genous, -genic

Answer 17

producing, produced

compound suffix

Question 18

-hedron

Answer 18

solid figure having a (specified) number of faces

compound suffix

Question 19

-iasis

Answer 19

diseased condition; often refers to an infestation by parasites

compound suffix

Question 20

-meter

Answer 20

instrument for measuring, measure

compound suffix

Question 21

-metry

Answer 21

art or science of meauring

compound suffix

Question 22

-nomy

Answer 22

science of, system of laws governing

compound suffix

Question 23

-oecious

Answer 23

having a house or dwelling

compound suffix

Question 24

-philous, -philic

Answer 24

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of

compound suffix

Question 25

-plasty

Answer 25

formation, plastic surgical operation compound suffix

Question 26

-rrhea

Answer 26

abnormal flow or discharge of compound suffix

Question 27

-stomy

Answer 27

the making of a surgical opening compound suffix

Question 28

-ter

Answer 28

means of, place for noun-forming suffix

Question 29

-ist, -ast

Answer 29

one who noun-forming suffix

Question 30

-te, -t

Answer 30

one who, that which noun-forming suffix

Question 31

-ician

Answer 31

specialist in, practitioner of noun-forming suffix

Question 32

-ia, -y

Answer 32

state of, condition of, quality of noun-forming suffix

Question 33

-ism, -ismus

Answer 33

condition of (belief in) noun-forming suffix

Question 34

-sis, -sia, -sy, -se

Answer 34

act of, the process of noun-forming suffix

Question 35

-ma, -m, -me

Answer 35

result of the act of noun-forming suffix

Question 36

-oma

Answer 36

tumour arising in or composed of, result of occasionally: swelling containing rarely: diseased condition if it is followed by an additional element then it becomes -omat + -ous noun-forming suffix

Question 37

-osis

Answer 37

diseased condition of, act of, process of noun-forming suffix

Question 38

-itis

Answer 38

inflammation of, inflammatory disease of noun-forming suffix

Question 39

-in, -ine

Answer 39

chemical substance noun-forming suffix

Question 40

-ium

Answer 40

part, lining or enveloping tissue, region noun-forming suffix

Question 41

-us

Answer 41

individual, person noun-forming suffix

Question 42

-idae, -ida, -id

Answer 42

descended from, related to noun-forming suffix

Question 43

-ium, -ion

Answer 43

little diminutive suffix

Question 44

-idium, -idion

Answer 44

little diminutive suffix

Question 45

-arium, -arion

Answer 45

little diminutive suffix

Question 46

-isk, -iscus

Answer 46

little diminutive suffix

Question 47

-ize

Answer 47

to make, to treat, to do something with verb-forming suffix

Question 48

-ate

Answer 48

to make, to treat, to do something with verb-forming suffix