Suffixes

Question 1

• ac -eal
• al - ic
• an -ine
• ar -tic
• ary - ous

Answer 1

pertaining to
ex. cardia neonatal myalgia coronary
peritoneal ophthalmic examine hepatic cutaneous

Question 2

-somatic

Answer 2

pertaining to the body

ex. phychosomatic

Question 3

-algia

Answer 3

pain

ex. myalgia

Question 4

• ation

- ism

Answer 4

process, condition

ex. inflammation, dwarfism

Question 5

-centesis

Answer 5

surgical puncture to remove fluid

ex. thoracentesis

Question 6

-cision

Answer 6

process of cutting

ex. incision

Question 7

-coccus

Answer 7

berry-shaped bacteria (plural cocci)

ex. streptococcus

Question 8

-crine

Answer 8

secretion

ex. endocrine

Question 9

-crit

Answer 9

separate

ex. hematocrit

Question 10

-cyte

Answer 10

cell

ex. leukocyte

Question 11

-ectomy

Answer 11

excision (resection, removal)

ex. tonsillectomy

Question 12

-emisis

Answer 12

vomiting

ex. hyperemesis

Question 13

-emia

Answer 13

blood condition

ex. anemia

Question 14

-genesis

Answer 14

producing, forming

ex. oseogenesis

Question 15

-gram

Answer 15

record

ex. echocardiogram

Question 16

-graphy

Answer 16

process of recording

ex. sonography

Question 17

-ia

Answer 17

condition

ex. dysphagia

Question 18

-ist

Answer 18

specialist

ex. gastroenterologist

Question 19

-itis

Answer 19

inflammation

ex. gastritis

Question 20

-lapse

Answer 20

to fall, slide

ex. prolapsed

Question 21

-lith

Answer 21

stone

ex. lithotripsy

Question 22

-logist

Answer 22

specialist in the study of

ex. pathologist

Question 23

-logy

Answer 23

study of

ex. hematology

Question 24

-lysis

Answer 24

separation, breakdown, destruction

ex. hemolysis

Question 25

-megaly

Answer 25

enlargement

ex. hepatomegaly

Question 26

-metry

Answer 26

measurement

ex. biotelemetry

Question 27

-mortem

Answer 27

death

ex. postmortem

Question 28

-motor

Answer 28

movement

ex. psychomotor

Question 29

-oma

Answer 29

tumor, mass, swelling

ex. carcinoma

Question 30

-opsy

Answer 30

process of viewing

ex. autopsy

Question 31

-osis

Answer 31

abnormal condition

ex. acidosis

Question 32

-partum

Answer 32

birth

ex. postpartum

Question 33

-pathy

Answer 33

disease, condition

ex. nephropathy

Question 34

-philia

Answer 34

attraction to

ex. hemophilia

Question 35

-plasm

Answer 35

formation, growth, development

ex. neoplasm

Question 36

-plasty

Answer 36

surgical repair

ex. rhinoplasty

Question 37

-pnea

Answer 37

breathing

ex. apnea

Question 38

-poiesis

Answer 38

formation

ex. erythropoiesis

Question 39

-ptysis

Answer 39

spitting

ex. hemoptysis

Question 40

• rrhage

- rragia

Answer 40

bursting forth of blood

ex. hemorrhage, menorrhagia

Question 41

-rrhea

Answer 41

flow, discharge

ex. diarrhea

Question 42

-sclerosis

Answer 42

condition of hardening

ex. arhrosclerosis

Question 43

-scopy

Answer 43

process of viewing or visual examination

ex. endoscopy

Question 44

-section

Answer 44

to cut

ex. vivisection

Question 45

-sept/o

Answer 45

infection

ex. septic

Question 46

-sis

Answer 46

condition

ex. diverticulosis

Question 47

-spasm

Answer 47

constriction

ex. bronchospasm

Question 48

• stasis

- static

Answer 48

stop, control

ex. homeostasis, cytostatic

Question 49

-stomy

Answer 49

opening

ex. colostomy

Question 50

-tension

Answer 50

pressure

ex. hypertension

Question 51

-therapy

Answer 51

treatment

ex. chemotherapy

Question 52

-thesis

Answer 52

to put or place

-prosthesis

Question 53

-tomy

Answer 53

incision, cut into

ex. craniotomy

Question 54

-trophy

Answer 54

development, nourishment

ex. atrophy

Question 55

-um

Answer 55

structure

ex. cerebrum

Question 56

-uria

Answer 56

urine condition

ex. dysuria