suffixes

Question 1

acr/o

Answer 1

extremities, top, highest ex. acromegaly (-megaly = enlarment) = abnormal growth of extremities acrophobia (fear of heights)

Question 2

acu/o

Answer 2

sharp, sever, sudden ex. acute

Question 3

aden/o

Answer 3

gland ex. adenoids (-oid = resembling) = abnormally enlarged masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx that usually obstruct the nasal and ear passages

Question 4

-oid

Answer 4

resembling ex. adenoids = like lymphoid tissue. Or abnormally enlarged masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx that usually obstruct the nasal and ear passages

Question 5

agora

Answer 5

marketplace ex. agoraphobia (Extreme fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.)

Question 6

amnio

Answer 6

amnio (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) ex. amniocentesis (-centesis = surgical puncture to remove fluid) = procedure used to diagnose fetal defects. A sample of the amniotic fluid is collected through a pregnant woman’s abdomen using a needle and syringe.

Question 7

angio

Answer 7

vessel ex. angiogenesis (development of blood vessels either in the embryo or in the form of neovascularization or re-vascularization.), angiography (x-ray study of the blood vessels.)

Question 8

arterio

Answer 8

artery ex. arteriosclerosis

Question 9

arthro

Answer 9

joint ex. arthralgia (pain in the joints)

Question 10

blepharo

Answer 10

eyelid ex. blepharoptosis (-ptosis = drooping, sagging, porlapse) prolapse of the upper eyelid

Question 11

chondr/o

Answer 11

cartilage ex. chondromalacia (-malacia = softening) = Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints

Question 12

ischo

Answer 12

to hold back

Question 13

laparo

Answer 13

abdomen, abdominal wall

Question 14

mammo masto

Answer 14

breast ex. mastocarcinoma

Question 15

morpho

Answer 15

shape ex. morphologic

Question 16

muco

Answer 16

mucus ex. mucociliary

Question 17

myo

Answer 17

muscle ex. myosin (protein of the myofibril, occurring chiefly in the A band; with actin it forms actomyosin, which is responsible for the contractile properties of muscle.)

Question 18

myelo

Answer 18

spinal cord, bone marrow ex. myelalgia = pain in the spinal cord.

Question 19

necro

Answer 19

death (of cells or whole body) ex. necromancy “divination by communication with the dead,” necroparasite (an organism that lives in dead tissue.)

Question 20

nephro

Answer 20

kidney ex. nephrocalcinosis = precipitation of calcium phosphate in the renal tubules, with resultant renal insufficiency.

Question 21

oto

Answer 21

ear ex. Otolaryngology

Question 22

phago

Answer 22

to eat, swallow ex. Phagocytosis.

Question 23

phlebo

Answer 23

vein ex. phleboclysis = injection of fluid into a vein.

Question 24

plaso plassein

Answer 24

formation, development ex. plasticity = The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.

Question 25

pleuro

Answer 25

pleura (membranes surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall muscles. ex. Thoracotomy = is an incision into the pleural space of the chest.

Question 26

pneumono

Answer 26

lungs ex. pneuomonia

Question 27

-centesis

Answer 27

surgical puncture to remove fluid) ex. abdominocentesis or paracentesis (procedure during which fluid from the abdomen is removed through a needle.)

Question 28

-malacia

Answer 28

softening ex. chondromalacia (Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints)

Question 29

kephale

Answer 29

without head ex. myelacephalus ( kephale, without head) = (fetus, usually a separate monozygotic twin, whose form and parts are barely recognizable; a slightly differentiated amorphous mass.)

Question 30

# Suffixes (R) extremities, top, highest ex. acromegaly (-megaly = enlarment) = abnormal growth of extremities acrophobia (fear of heights)

Answer 30

acr/o

Question 31

# Suffixes (R) sharp, sever, sudden ex. acute

Answer 31

acu/o

Question 32

# Suffixes (R) gland ex. adenoids (-oid = resembling) = abnormally enlarged masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx that usually obstruct the nasal and ear passages

Answer 32

aden/o

Question 33

# Suffixes (R) resembling ex. adenoids = like lymphoid tissue. Or abnormally enlarged masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx that usually obstruct the nasal and ear passages

Answer 33

-oid

Question 34

# Suffixes (R) marketplace ex. agoraphobia (Extreme fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.)

Answer 34

agora

Question 35

# Suffixes (R) amnio (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) ex. amniocentesis (-centesis = surgical puncture to remove fluid) = procedure used to diagnose fetal defects. A sample of the amniotic fluid is collected through a pregnant woman's abdomen using a needle and syringe.

Answer 35

amnio

Question 36

# Suffixes (R) vessel ex. angiogenesis (development of blood vessels either in the embryo or in the form of neovascularization or re-vascularization.), angiography (x-ray study of the blood vessels.)

Answer 36

angio

Question 37

# Suffixes (R) artery ex. arteriosclerosis

Answer 37

arterio

Question 38

# Suffixes (R) joint ex. arthralgia (pain in the joints)

Answer 38

arthro

Question 39

# Suffixes (R) eyelid ex. blepharoptosis (-ptosis = drooping, sagging, porlapse) prolapse of the upper eyelid

Answer 39

blepharo

Question 40

# Suffixes (R) cartilage ex. chondromalacia (-malacia = softening) = Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints

Answer 40

chondr/o

Question 41

# Suffixes (R) to hold back

Answer 41

ischo

Question 42

# Suffixes (R) abdomen, abdominal wall

Answer 42

laparo

Question 43

# Suffixes (R) breast ex. mastocarcinoma

Answer 43

mammo masto

Question 44

# Suffixes (R) shape ex. morphologic

Answer 44

morpho

Question 45

# Suffixes (R) mucus ex. mucociliary

Answer 45

muco

Question 46

# Suffixes (R) muscle ex. myosin (protein of the myofibril, occurring chiefly in the A band; with actin it forms actomyosin, which is responsible for the contractile properties of muscle.)

Answer 46

myo

Question 47

# Suffixes (R) spinal cord, bone marrow ex. myelalgia = pain in the spinal cord.

Answer 47

myelo

Question 48

# Suffixes (R) death (of cells or whole body) ex. necromancy "divination by communication with the dead," necroparasite (an organism that lives in dead tissue.)

Answer 48

necro

Question 49

# Suffixes (R) kidney ex. nephrocalcinosis = precipitation of calcium phosphate in the renal tubules, with resultant renal insufficiency.

Answer 49

nephro

Question 50

# Suffixes (R) ear ex. Otolaryngology

Answer 50

oto

Question 51

# Suffixes (R) to eat, swallow ex. Phagocytosis.

Answer 51

phago

Question 52

# Suffixes (R) vein ex. phleboclysis = injection of fluid into a vein.

Answer 52

phlebo

Question 53

# Suffixes (R) formation, development ex. plasticity = The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.

Answer 53

plaso plassein

Question 54

# Suffixes (R) pleura (membranes surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall muscles. ex. Thoracotomy = is an incision into the pleural space of the chest.

Answer 54

pleuro

Question 55

# Suffixes (R) lungs ex. pneuomonia

Answer 55

pneumono

Question 56

# Suffixes (R) surgical puncture to remove fluid) ex. abdominocentesis or paracentesis (procedure during which fluid from the abdomen is removed through a needle.)

Answer 56

-centesis

Question 57

# Suffixes (R) softening ex. chondromalacia (Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints)

Answer 57

-malacia

Question 58

# Suffixes (R) without head ex. myelacephalus ( kephale, without head) = (fetus, usually a separate monozygotic twin, whose form and parts are barely recognizable; a slightly differentiated amorphous mass.)

Answer 58

kephale