Suffixes

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain
*cardialgia- pain in the heart

Question 2

-asis or osis

Answer 2

Affected with
Leukocytosis- excess number of leukocytes

Question 3

-asthenia

Answer 3

Weakness
Neurasthenia- nervous weakness

Question 4

-blast

Answer 4

Germ
Myeloblast bone marrow cell

Question 5

-cele

Answer 5

Tumor/hernia
Enterocele any hernia of the intestine

Question 6

-coccus

Answer 6

Round bacterium
Pheumococcus- bacteria of pneumonia

Question 7

-cyte

Answer 7

Cell
Leukocyte- white cell

Question 8

-ectasis

Answer 8

Dilation/stretching
Angiectasis dilation of a blood vessel

Question 9

-ectomy

Answer 9

Excision
Adenectomy-excision of a gland

Question 10

-emia

Answer 10

Blood
Glycemia sugar in the blood

Question 11

-esthesia

Answer 11

Relating to sensation
Anesthesia absent of feeling

Question 12

-genic

Answer 12

Producing
Pyogenic pus producing

Question 13

-iatrics

Answer 13

Practice of healing
Pediatrics science of medicine for children

Question 14

-itis

Answer 14

Inflammation
Tonsillitis inflammation of the tonsils

Question 15

-ology

Answer 15

Science of
Pathology science of disease

Question 16

-lysis

Answer 16

Losing /flowing/dissolution
Hemolysis dissolution of red blood cells

Question 17

-malacia

Answer 17

Softening
Osteomalacia softening of bones

Question 18

-oma

Answer 18

Tumor
Myoma tumor of muscle tissue

Question 19

-osis -asis

Answer 19

Being affected with
Atherosis

Question 20

-ostomy

Answer 20

Creating an opening
Gastrostomy creating n artificial fistula

Question 21

-otomy

Answer 21

Cutting into
Laparotomy-surgical incision into the abdomen

Question 22

-pathy

Answer 22

Disease
Myopathy disease of muscle

Question 23

-penia

Answer 23

Lack of
Leukopenia lack of white blood cells

Question 24

-phagia

Answer 24

Eating
Polyphagia excessive eating

Question 25

-phasia

Answer 25

Speech Aphasia loss of power of speech

Question 26

-phobia

Answer 26

Fear Hydrophobia-fear of water

Question 27

-poiesis

Answer 27

Making/forming Hemopoiesis forming of red blood cells

Question 28

-pnea

Answer 28

Air/breathing Dyspnea. Difficult breathing

Question 29

-ptosis

Answer 29

Falling Enteroptosis

Question 30

-rrhagia

Answer 30

Flowing/bursting fourth Otorrhagia hemorrhage from ear

Question 31

-rrhea

Answer 31

Discharge Otorrhea discharge from the ear

Question 32

-rrhexis

Answer 32

Rupture Cardiorrhexis rupture of the heart

Question 33

-sthen (is/ic)

Answer 33

Strength Asthenia loss of strength

Question 34

-taxia/taxis

Answer 34

Order/arrangement of Ataxia failure of muscular coordination

Question 35

-trophy

Answer 35

Nourishment Atrophy wasting or diminution

Question 36

-uria

Answer 36

Urine Polyuria excessive secretion of urine