Suffixes

Question 1

-er, -ist

Answer 1

One who

Question 2

-iatrician

Answer 2

Practitioner

Question 3

-logist

Answer 3

One who studies; Specialist

Question 4

-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

Answer 4

Pertaining to

Question 5

-logic, -logical

Answer 5

Pertaining to the study of

Question 6

-iatrics, -iatry

Answer 6

Medical profession or treatment

Question 7

-olgy

Answer 7

Study or science of

Question 8

-centesis

Answer 8

Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

Question 9

-ectomy

Answer 9

Excision (surgical removal or cutting out)

Question 10

-lysis

Answer 10

Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying

Question 11

-pexy

Answer 11

Surgical fixation

Question 12

-plasty

Answer 12

Surgical repair

Question 13

-stomy

Answer 13

Formation of an opening

Question 14

-tome

Answer 14

An instrument used for cutting

Question 15

-tomy

Answer 15

Incision (cutting into tissue)

Question 16

-tripsy

Answer 16

Surgical crushing

Question 17

-algia, -dynia

Answer 17

Pain

Question 18

-cele

Answer 18

Hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through wall of cavity that contains it)

Question 19

-ectasia, -ectasis

Answer 19

Dilatation (dilation, enlargement or stretching of a structure or part)

Question 20

-edema

Answer 20

Swelling

Question 21

-emeis

Answer 21

Vomiting

Question 22

-emia

Answer 22

Condition of the blood

Question 23

-ia, -iasis

Answer 23

Condition

Question 24

-itis

Answer 24

Inflammation

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-lith

Answer 25

Stone o calculus

Question 26

-malacia

Answer 26

Soft, Softening

Question 27

-mania

Answer 27

Excessive preoccupation

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-meglay

Answer 28

Enlargement

Question 29

-oid

Answer 29

Resembling

Question 30

-oma

Answer 30

Tumor

Question 31

-osis

Answer 31

Condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)

Question 32

-pathy

Answer 32

Disease

Question 33

-penia

Answer 33

Deficiency

Question 34

-phobia

Answer 34

Abnormal fear

Question 35

-ptosis

Answer 35

Prolapse (sagging)

Question 36

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 36

Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

Question 37

-rrhea

Answer 37

Flow; Discharge

Question 38

-rrhexis

Answer 38

Rupture

Question 39

-spasm

Answer 39

Twitching, cramp

Question 40

-stasis

Answer 40

Stopping, controlling

Question 41

-able, -ible

Answer 41

Capable of; able to

Question 42

-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic

Answer 42

Pertaining to

Question 43

-ase

Answer 43

Enzyme

Question 44

-eum, -ium

Answer 44

Membrane

Question 45

-ia, -ism

Answer 45

Condition; Theory

Question 46

-iac

Answer 46

One who suffers

Question 47

-opia

Answer 47

Vision

Question 48

-ose

Answer 48

Sugar

Question 49

-ous

Answer 49

Pertaining to; Characterized by

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-y

Answer 50

State; Condition

Question 51

-cyte

Answer 51

Cell

Question 52

-genic

Answer 52

Produced by or in

Question 53

-genesis

Answer 53

Producing; Forming

Question 54

-gram

Answer 54

A record

Question 55

-graph

Answer 55

Instrument for recording

Question 56

-graphy

Answer 56

Process of recording

Question 57

-kinesia, -kinesis

Answer 57

Movement; Motion

Question 58

-lepsy

Answer 58

Seizure

Question 59

-lysin

Answer 59

That which destroys

Question 60

-lysis

Answer 60

Process of destroying

Question 61

-lytic

Answer 61

Capable of or producing destruction

Question 62

-malacia

Answer 62

Abnormal softening

Question 63

-megaly

Answer 63

Enlargement

Question 64

-meter

Answer 64

Instrument used to measure

Question 65

-metry

Answer 65

Process of measuring

Question 66

-pathy

Answer 66

Disease

Question 67

-phagia, -phagic, -phagy

Answer 67

Eating; Swallowing

Question 68

-phasia

Answer 68

Speech

Question 69

-plegia

Answer 69

Paralysis

Question 70

-schisis

Answer 70

Split; Cleft

Question 71

-sclerosis

Answer 71

Hardening

Question 72

-scope

Answer 72

Instrument used for viewing

Question 73

-scopy

Answer 73

Process of examining visually

Question 74

-trophic, -trophy

Answer 74

Nutrition

Question 75

-therapy

Answer 75

Treatment

Question 76

-ad

Answer 76

toward

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-asthenia

Answer 77

weakness

Question 78

-blast

Answer 78

embryonic form

Question 79

-capnia

Answer 79

carbon dioxide

Question 80

-cidal

Answer 80

killing

Question 81

-clasia

Answer 81

break

Question 82

-clysis

Answer 82

irrigation; washing out

Question 83

-crine

Answer 83

secrete

Question 84

-cyesis

Answer 84

pregnancy

Question 85

-desis

Answer 85

binding, fusion

Question 86

-genous

Answer 86

beginning; origin

Question 87

-ial

Answer 87

pertaining to

Question 88

-ole

Answer 88

small

Question 89

-para

Answer 89

woman who has given birth

Question 90

-paresis

Answer 90

slight paralysis

Question 91

-pepsia

Answer 91

digestion

Question 92

-phylaxis

Answer 92

protection

Question 93

-physis

Answer 93

growth

Question 94

-plasia

Answer 94

formation; development

Question 95

-pnea

Answer 95

breathing

Question 96

-pod

Answer 96

foot

Question 97

-poiesis

Answer 97

production

Question 98

-rrhaphy

Answer 98

suture

Question 99

-stenosis

Answer 99

stricture; narrowing

Question 100

-tropin

Answer 100

that which stimulates