Noun suffix examples__Module 3

Question 1

arthralgia

Answer 1

joint pain

Question 2

cystocele

Answer 2

a hernia of the urinary bladder

Question 3

thoracentesis

Answer 3

a surgical puncture of the thorac or chest region

Question 4

mastodynia

Answer 4

pain in the breast

Question 5

mastectomy

Answer 5

the removal of a breast

Question 6

carcinogenesis

Answer 6

the production or origin of cancer

Question 7

myelogram

Answer 7

a record of the spinal cord

Question 8

radiography

Answer 8

a process of recording utilizing radiation

Question 9

arthritis

Answer 9

inflammation of the joints

Question 10

ophthalmology

Answer 10

the study of the eye

Question 11

osteomalacia

Answer 11

softening of the bones

Question 12

acromegaly

Answer 12

enlargement of the extremities

Question 13

myoma

Answer 13

which is tumor of the muscle

Question 14

necropsy

Answer 14

to view a dead body for examination

Question 15

hydronephrosis

Answer 15

abnormal condition of water on the kidney

Question 16

cardiomyopathy

Answer 16

which is a disease condition of the heart muscle

Question 17

leukopenia

Answer 17

a deficiency of white blood cells

Question 18

arteriosclerosis

Answer 18

which is hardening of the arteries

Question 19

colostomy

Answer 19

a surgically created opening of the colon or large intestine