Suffixes

Question 1

-ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic

Answer 1

Pertaining to, relating to

Cardiac (pertaining to the heart)
Neural (pertaining to nerve)
Hemorrhagic (relating to blood)
Delirious (relating to mental disturbance)
Acoustic (pertaining to sound)

Question 2

-algia

Answer 2

Pain

Neuralgia (pain in nerves)
Myalgia (muscular pain)

Question 3

-ate

Answer 3

Having, resembling, acting upon

Impregnate (to make pregnant)
Caudate (having a tail)
Pinnate (resembling a feather)

Question 4

-cele

Answer 4

Protrusion (hernia)

Cystocele (bladder hernia)
Rectocele (rectal protrusion into vagina)

Question 5

-centesis

Answer 5

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Paracentesis (from a body cavity)
Thoracentesis (from chest cavity)

Question 6

-cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus

Answer 6

Small (diminutive)

Follicle (little bag)
Molecule (small mass)
Arteriole, arteriola (small artery)
Nodule (small node)
Ovulum (small egglike structure)
Homunculus (small man)

Question 7

-cyte

Answer 7

Cell

Leukocyte (white blood cell)
Erythrocyte (red blood cell)

Question 8

-ectomy

Answer 8

Cutting out

Hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus
Appendectomy (cutting out of the appendix

Question 9

-emesis

Answer 9

Vomit

Hematemesis (vomiting blood)
Hyperemesis (excessive vomiting)

Question 10

-emia

Answer 10

Blood condition

Leukemia (malignant blood disease)
Hyperemia (increased blood flow)

Question 11

-ent, -er, -ist, -or

Answer 11

Person or agent

Recipient (one who receives)
Examiner (one who examines)
Anesthetist (one who anesthetizes)
Donor (one who donates)

Question 12

-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y

Answer 12

State or condition

Paresis (partial paralysis)
Anesthesia (loss of sensation)
Trichiasis (hair growing against the eye)
Priapism (persistent erection)
Acidity (excess acid)
Dermatosis (skin condition)
Inhalation (inhaling)
Therapy (treatment condition)

Question 13

-form, -oid

Answer 13

Resembling, shaped like

Fusiform (spindle-shaped)
Ovoid (egg-shaped)

Question 14

-genesis

Answer 14

Development, origin

Pathogenesis (origin of disease)
Carcinogenesis (development of cancer)

Question 15

-gram, -graphy

Answer 15

Recording, written record

Hemogram (record of blood examination)
Cardiography (heart action record)

Question 16

-graph

Answer 16

Instrument that records

Cardiograph (heart action)
Encephalograph (brain function)

Question 17

-ible, -ile

Answer 17

Capable, able

Flexible (capable of bending)
Contractile (able to contract)

Question 18

-itis

Answer 18

Inflammation

Otitis (inflammation of ear)
Adenitis (inflammation of gland)

Question 19

-ize

Answer 19

Use, subject to (makes a noun or adjective into a verb)

Anesthetize (subject to anesthesia)
Euthanatize (subject to euthanasia
Cauterize (burn with a cautery)

Question 20

-logy

Answer 20

Science, study of

Biology (science of life)
Histology (study of tissues)

Question 21

-oma

Answer 21

Tumor

Carcinoma (cancerous growth)
Adenoma (tumor arising from gland)

Question 22

-penia

Answer 22

Deficiency of, lack of

Eosinopenia (deficiency of eosinophils)
Leukopenia (deficiency of white blood cells)

Question 23

-pexy, -pexis

Answer 23

Fixation

Gastropexy (fixation of stomach)
Abomasopexy (fixation of abomasum)

Question 24

-phage, -phagy

Answer 24

Eating

Coprophagy (eating feces)
Macrophage (large engulfing cell)

Question 25

-phobia

Answer 25

Abnormal fear or intolerance Ailurophobia (fear or hatred of cats) Photophobia (intolerance to light)

Question 26

-plasia, -plastic, -plasty

Answer 26

Forming, growing, changing Anaplasia (changing structure of cells) Aplastic (lack of cell growth) Otoplasty (surgical change to ear)

Question 27

-pnea

Answer 27

Breathing Apnea (absence of breathing) Dyspnea (difficult breathing)

Question 28

-rrhaphy

Answer 28

Suturing in place Herniorrhaphy (repair of hernia) Osteorrhaphy (wiring of bone)

Question 29

-rrhea

Answer 29

Flow or discharge Seborrhea (excessive sebum secretion) Diarrhea (watery feces)

Question 30

-rrhexis

Answer 30

Rupture Enterorrhexis (intestinal rupture) Karyorrhexis (break up of cell nucleus)

Question 31

-scope

Answer 31

Instrument for examining Microscope (instrument for examining minute objects) Endoscope (instrument for examining body interior)

Question 32

-scopy

Answer 32

Act of examining Microscopy (act of examining minute objects) Endoscopy (using an endoscope)

Question 33

-stomy

Answer 33

Surgical opening Colostomy (surgical opening of colon to body surface) Gastrostomy (surgical opening into stomach)

Question 34

-tome

Answer 34

Instrument for cutting Fetotome (instrument for cutting up dead fetus) Microtome (for cutting thin sections for microscopy)

Question 35

-tomy

Answer 35

Cutting, incision Cystotomy (cutting of urinary bladder) Rumenotomy (incision into rumen)