Unit 1 - Introduction - suffixes

Question 0

-plasty

Answer 0

plastic, surgical repair, reconstruction

Question 1

-rrhaphy

Answer 1

suture

Question 2

-centesis

Answer 2

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 3

-desis

Answer 3

surgical fixation, fusion

Question 4

-pexy

Answer 4

fixation

Question 5

-clasis

Answer 5

to break

Question 6

-tripsy

Answer 6

surgical crushing

Question 7

-therapy

Answer 7

treatment

Question 8

-surgery

Answer 8

surgery, operative procedure

Question 9

-clysis

Answer 9

irrigation, washing

Question 10

-apheresis

Answer 10

removal

Question 11

-algia

Answer 11

pain

Question 12

-dynia

Answer 12

pain

Question 13

-agra

Answer 13

excessive pain

Question 14

-asthenia

Answer 14

lack of strength, weakness

Question 15

-emesis

Answer 15

vomit

Question 16

-rrhoea

Answer 16

flow, discharge

Question 17

-spasm

Answer 17

contraction of muscles, sudden

Question 18

-pathy

Answer 18

disease condition

Question 19

-ema

Answer 19

condition

Question 20

-ia

Answer 20

conditon

Question 21

-iasis

Answer 21

abnormal condition

Question 22

-osis

Answer 22

condition, usually abnormal

Question 23

-esis

Answer 23

condition

Question 24

-ism

Answer 24

condition

Question 25

-ity

Answer 25

condition

Question 26

-atresia

Answer 26

congenital absence of a normal body opening, occlusion or closure of the opening

Question 27

-cele

Answer 27

protrusion, hernia

Question 28

-ectasis

Answer 28

stretching, dilation, expansion

Question 29

-aemia

Answer 29

blood condition

Question 30

-drome

Answer 30

to run

Question 31

-megaly

Answer 31

enlargement

Question 32

-ptosis

Answer 32

drooping, sag, prolapse

Question 33

-rrhage

Answer 33

bursting forth

Question 34

-rrhagia

Answer 34

bursting forth

Question 35

-ase

Answer 35

enzyme

Question 36

-crit

Answer 36

to separate

Question 37

-cyte

Answer 37

cell

Question 38

-ectomy

Answer 38

excision of, removal of, cutting out

Question 39

-tome

Answer 39

instrument for cutting

Question 40

-tomy

Answer 40

incision into, cut in to

Question 41

-stomy

Answer 41

formation of a mouth or artificial opening, creation of an opening between two structures

Question 42

-lysis

Answer 42

destruction, loosening, breakdown, separation