Suffixes Used In Scientific Terms

Question 0

-Asis, -osis

Answer 0

Affected with

Example: leukocytosis: excessive number of leukocytes

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain

Example: cardialgia-pain in heart

Question 2

-asthenia

Answer 2

Weakness

Example: neurasthenia-nervous weakness

Question 3

-blast

Answer 3

Germ

Example:myeloblast-bone marrow cell

Question 4

-Cele

Answer 4

Tumor,hernia

Example: enterocele- any hernia of the intestine

Question 5

-Coccus

Answer 5

Round, bacterium

Example: pneumococcus-bacteria of pneumonia

Question 6

-Cyte

Answer 6

Cell

Example: leukocyte-white cell

Question 7

-ectasis

Answer 7

Dilation, stretching

Example: agiectasis-dilation of a blood vessel

Question 8

-Ectomy

Answer 8

Excision

Example: adenectomy- excision of the adenoids

Question 9

-emia

Answer 9

Blood

Example: glycemia- sugar in the blood

Question 10

-esthesia

Answer 10

Relating to sensation

Example: anesthesia- absence in feeling

Question 11

-genic

Answer 11

Producing

Example: pyogenic-producing pus

Question 12

-iatrics

Answer 12

Pertaining to the practice of healing or to physicians

Example: pediatrics- science of medicine for children

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

Inflammation

Example: tonsillitis: inflammation of the tonsil

Question 14

-ology

Answer 14

Science of

Example: pathology-the science of the disease

Question 15

-lysis

Answer 15

Losing, flowing, dissolution

Example: autolysis-dissolution of tissue cells

Question 16

-malacia

Answer 16

Softening

Example: osteomalacia-softening of bone

Question 17

-oma

Answer 17

Tumor

Example: myoma-tumor made up of muscles

Question 18

-osis(-asis)

Answer 18

Being affected with

Example: atherosis-arteriosclerosis

Question 19

-ostomy

Answer 19

Creating of an opening

Example: gastrostomy-creation of an artificial fistula(gastric)

Question 20

-otomy

Answer 20

Cutting into

Example: laparotomy- surgical incision into abdomen

Question 21

-pathy

Answer 21

Disease

Example: myopathy-disease of the muscle

Question 22

-penia

Answer 22

Lack of

Example: leukopenia-lack of white blood cells

Question 23

-phagia

Answer 23

Eating

Example:polyphagia- excessive eating

Question 24

-phasis

Answer 24

Speech

Example: aphasis- loss of speech

Question 25

Poiesis

Answer 25

Making or forming

Example: hematopoiesis: forming of the blood

Question 26

-pnea

Answer 26

Air or breathing

Example: dyspnea: difficulty breathing

Question 27

-ptosis

Answer 27

Falling

Example: enteroptosis: falling of intestine

Question 28

-rrhea

Answer 28

Discharge

Example: otorrhea- discharge from the ear

Question 29

-rrhexis

Answer 29

Rupture

Example: cardiorrhexis: rupture of the heart

Question 30

-sthenia -sthenic

Answer 30

Pertaining to strength

Example: asthenia- loss of strength

Question 31

-taxia or -taxis

Answer 31

Order, arrangement of

Example: ataxia: failure of muscular coordination

Question 32

-trophia or -trophy

Answer 32

Nourishment

Example: atrophy: wasting or diminution

Question 33

-uria

Answer 33

To do with urine

Example: polyuria: excessive secretion of urine