Suffixes-2

Question 1

-gnosis

Answer 1

Knowledge

Question 2

-genic

Answer 2

Formative, pertaining to, producing (cardiogenic shock)

Question 3

-gen

Answer 3

Born in, from (endogen)

Of a certain kind (heterogeneous)

Question 4

-ium

Answer 4

Structure, tissue (pericardium)

Question 5

-itis

Answer 5

Inflammation (tonsillitis)

Question 6

-ite

Answer 6

The nature of resembling (hermaphrodite)

Question 7

-ist

Answer 7

One who specialises in (pathologist)

Question 8

-ismus

Answer 8

Spasm, contraction (hemiballismus)

Question 9

-ism

Answer 9

Condition, disease (dwarfism)

Question 10

-ics

Answer 10

Organised knowledge, treatment (obstetrics)

Question 11

-icle

Answer 11

Small (ventricle, follicle)

Question 12

-ic

Answer 12

Pertaining to (hepatic artery)

Question 13

-iatry

Answer 13

Denotes a field of medicine or a certain body component (podiatry)

Question 14

• i

- iasis

Answer 14

Condition (mydriasis)

Question 15

-lysis

Answer 15

Destruction, separation (paralysis)

Question 16

-lytic

Answer 16

Dissolution (lysosome)

Question 17

• logist

- logy

Answer 17

Refers to someone who studied a certain field (oncologist)

Refers to academic study of a field (oncology)

Question 18

• lepsis

- lepsy

Answer 18

Attack, seizure

Epilepsy, narcolepsy

Question 19

-metry

Answer 19

Process of measuring (optometry)

Question 20

-meter

Answer 20

Instrument used to measure or count (sphygmomanometer)

Question 21

-megaly

Answer 21

Enlargement (splenomegaly)

Question 22

-malacia

Answer 22

Softening (osteomalacia)

Question 23

-ous

Answer 23

Pertaining to

Question 24

-osis

Answer 24

A condition, disease or increase

Question 25

- oma | - omata

Answer 25

Tumor, mass, collection | Sarcoma, teratoma

Question 26

-oid

Answer 26

Resemblance to (sarcoidosis)

Question 27

-oesophageal

Answer 27

Gullet

Question 28

-ptysis

Answer 28

Spitting, spitting of blood (hemoptysis)

Question 29

-ptosis

Answer 29

Falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse (apoptosis)

Question 30

-poiesis

Answer 30

Production (hematopoiesis)

Question 31

- pod- | - pus

Answer 31

Related to the foot, -footed

Question 32

-plexy

Answer 32

Stroke or seizure (cataplexy)

Question 33

-plegia

Answer 33

Paralysis (paraplegia)

Question 34

-plasty

Answer 34

Surgical repair, reconstruction (rhinoplasty)

Question 35

-plasia

Answer 35

Formation, development (achondroplasia)

Question 36

Phobia

Answer 36

Exaggerated fear, sensitivity

Question 37

-phil(ia)

Answer 37

Attraction for (haemophilia)

Question 38

- phagist | - phagy

Answer 38

Forms nouns denoting a person who ‘feeds on’ the first element/part of the word (lactophagi, anthropophagy)

Question 39

-phago-

Answer 39

Eating, devouring (phagocyte)

Question 40

- phage | - phagia

Answer 40

Denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion (sarcophagia)

Question 41

-pexy

Answer 41

Fixation | Neohropexy

Question 42

-pepsia

Answer 42

Something related to digestion/the digestive tract (dyspepsia)

Question 43

-penia

Answer 43

Deficiency (osteopenia)

Question 44

-pathy

Answer 44

Denotes (in a negative sense) disease, disorder (sociopathy, neuropathy)

Question 45

-paresis

Answer 45

Slight paralysis (hemiparesis)

Question 46

-rrhexis

Answer 46

Rupture

Question 47

-rrhea

Answer 47

Flowing, discharge

Question 48

-rrhapy

Answer 48

Surgical suturing

Question 49

-rrhagia

Answer 49

Rapid flow of blood

Question 50

-rrhage

Answer 50

Burst forth (hemmorhage)