Lesson 5

Question 1

-emia (-hemia)

Answer 1

condition of the blood, congestion of blood (suffix)

ex. anemia

Question 2

-logy

Answer 2

science of, systematic study of (suffix)

ex. cardiology, psychology

Question 3

-lysis

Answer 3

dissolution of or by (surgical division or separation) (suffix)
ex. hydrolysis

Question 4

-mania

Answer 4

madness for or about (suffix)

ex. kleptomania

Question 5

-pathy

Answer 5

disease of, treatment of disease of or by (suffix)

ex. osteopathy

Question 6

-phobia

Answer 6

abnormal fear of (suffix)

ex. hydrophobia

Question 7

-therapy

Answer 7

treatment of or by (suffix)

ex. chemotherapy

Question 8

-tomy

Answer 8

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of (suffix)

ex. lobotomy

Question 9

-ectomy

Answer 9

surgical removal of (suffix)

ex. tonsillectomy

Question 10

-uria

Answer 10

condition of the urine (suffix)

ex. hematuria

Question 11

acr-

Answer 11

extremity, summit

ex. acronym

Question 12

amyl-

Answer 12

starch

ex. amylase

Question 13

bar-

Answer 13

weight, pressure

ex. barometer

Question 14

bary-

Answer 14

heavy

Question 15

blenn-

Answer 15

mucus

Question 16

cyt-

Answer 16

cell

ex. cytoplasm

Question 17

dips-

Answer 17

thirst

ex. adipsia

Question 18

drepan-

Answer 18

sickle

Question 19

erythr-

Answer 19

red

Question 20

glyc-, glycos-

Answer 20

sugar, glucose

ex. glycogen

Question 21

hist-, histi-

Answer 21

tissue

Question 22

hyster-

Answer 22

uterus, hysteria

Question 23

itchthy-

Answer 23

fish

Question 24

irid-, iris-

Answer 24

iris, rainbow

Question 25

isch-

Answer 25

to suppress

Question 26

lapar-

Answer 26

abdomen, soft part of the body between the ribs and hip

Question 27

lip-

Answer 27

fat | ex. lipase

Question 28

mast-, maz-

Answer 28

breast

Question 29

phren-

Answer 29

mind, diaphragm

Question 30

py-

Answer 30

pus

Question 31

thanat-

Answer 31

death