Medical Terminology Suffixes Quiz
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What does the suffix 'centesis' mean?

surgical puncture

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

surgical removal

What does the suffix 'lysis' mean?

separation, destruction, loosening

What does the suffix 'plasty' mean?

<p>surgical repair</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'stomy' mean?

<p>formation of an opening or artificial mouth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'tomy' mean?

<p>incision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'tripsy' mean?

<p>crushing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of the suffix 'gram'?

<p>record/writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'graph' refer to?

<p>instrument for recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'graphy' mean?

<p>recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'meter' mean?

<p>instrument for measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'metry' mean?

<p>act of measuring</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'scope' mean?

<p>instrument for examining</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the suffix 'scopy'?

<p>visual examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'algia' mean?

<p>pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'cele' refer to?

<p>hernia/swelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the suffix 'ectasis'?

<p>dilation/expansion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'edema' mean?

<p>swelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'emesis' mean?

<p>vomiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'emia' indicate?

<p>blood condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'gen' mean?

<p>forming, producing, origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'itis' mean?

<p>inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'lith' refer to?

<p>stone/calculus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'megaly' mean?

<p>enlargement</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'oma' mean?

<p>tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'osis' mean?

<p>abnormal condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'pathy' mean?

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'penia' mean?

<p>decrease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'phagia' mean?

<p>eating/swallowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'phasia' mean?

<p>speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'phobia' mean?

<p>fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'plasia' mean?

<p>formation/growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'plegia' mean?

<p>paralysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'rrhage' mean?

<p>bursting forth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'rrhea' mean?

<p>discharge/flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'sclerosis' mean?

<p>abnormal hardening</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'spasm' mean?

<p>involuntary contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'stenosis' mean?

<p>narrowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'toxic' mean?

<p>poison</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'trophy' mean?

<p>nourishment, development</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'surgical suffixes' include?

<p>centesis, ectomy, lysis, plasty, stomy, tomy, tripsy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'diagnostic suffixes' include?

<p>gram, graph, graphy, meter, metry, scope, scopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'pathological suffixes' include?

<p>algia, cele, ectasis, edema, emesis, emia, gen, itis, lith, megaly, oma, osis, pathy, penia, phagia, phasia, phobia, plasia, plegia, rrhage, rrhea, sclerosis, spasm, stenosis, toxic, trophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'ac' mean?

<p>pertaining to</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'icle' mean?

<p>small</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'esis' mean?

<p>condition, treatment, specialist, or process</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'pre' mean?

<p>before</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'peri' mean?

<p>around/during</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'post' mean?

<p>after</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'epi' mean?

<p>above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hypo' mean?

<p>below</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'inter' mean?

<p>between</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'retro' mean?

<p>backward</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ab' mean?

<p>away from</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ad' mean?

<p>toward</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'circum' mean?

<p>around</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dia/trans' mean?

<p>through/across</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ecto/exo/extra' mean?

<p>outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'endo/intra' mean?

<p>within</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'para' mean?

<p>near</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'super/supra' mean?

<p>above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ultra' mean?

<p>excess/beyond</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'mono/uni' mean?

<p>one</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'primi' mean?

<p>first</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'bi' mean?

<p>two</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dipl/diplo' mean?

<p>double</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'tri' mean?

<p>three</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'quadri' mean?

<p>four</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'multi/poly' mean?

<p>many</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hemi' mean?

<p>one half</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hyper' mean?

<p>above normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'macro' mean?

<p>large</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'micro' mean?

<p>small</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'anti/contra' mean?

<p>against</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'a/an' mean?

<p>without/not</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'brady' mean?

<p>slow</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dys' mean?

<p>bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'eu' mean?

<p>good/normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hetero' mean?

<p>different</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'homo/homeo' mean?

<p>same</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'mal' mean?

<p>bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'pan' mean?

<p>all</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'pseudo' mean?

<p>false</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'syn/sym' mean?

<p>union</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'tachy' mean?

<p>rapid</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Cyt' refer to?

<p>cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Hist' mean?

<p>tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Kay/nucle' refer to?

<p>nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Medi' mean?

<p>middle</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Dist' mean?

<p>farthest</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Abdomin' refer to?

<p>abdomen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Gastr' mean?

<p>stomach</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Path' refer to?

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Radi' refer to?

<p>radiation, x-ray</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Surgical Suffixes

  • Centesis: Surgical puncture for fluid removal.
  • Ectomy: Surgical removal of a body part.
  • Lysis: Separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue.
  • Plasty: Surgical repair of a structure.
  • Stomy: Creation of an artificial opening or mouth.
  • Tomy: Incision into a body part.
  • Tripsy: Crushing of stones or calcifications.

Diagnostic Suffixes

  • Gram: Written or recorded information.
  • Graph: Instrument used for making records.
  • Graphy: Process of recording, typically data or information.
  • Meter: Device for measurement.
  • Metry: The act of measuring something.
  • Scope: An instrument for visual examination.
  • Scopy: Procedure of visual examination.

Pathological Suffixes

  • Algia: Refers to pain in a specific area.
  • Cele: Indicates a hernia or swelling.
  • Ectasis: Dilation or expansion of a structure.
  • Edema: Swelling due to fluid accumulation.
  • Emesis: Act of vomiting.
  • Emia: Condition related to blood.
  • Gen: Related to formation or origin.
  • Itis: Inflammation of a tissue or organ.
  • Lith: Refers to a stone or calculus in the body.
  • Megaly: Enlargement of an organ or body part.
  • Oma: Tumor or abnormal growth.
  • Osis: Indicates an abnormal condition.
  • Pathy: Denotes a disease.
  • Penia: Indicates a decrease in quantity.
  • Phagia: Refers to eating or swallowing.
  • Phasia: Relates to speech.
  • Phobia: Fear of a particular thing.
  • Plasia: Refers to formation or growth.
  • Plegia: Paralysis or loss of movement.
  • Rrhage: Bursting forth, often with blood.
  • Rrhea: Discharge or flow of fluid.
  • Sclerosis: Abnormal hardening of tissue.
  • Spasm: Involuntary contraction of muscles.
  • Stenosis: Narrowing of a structure within the body.
  • Toxic: Pertaining to poison.
  • Trophy: Refers to nourishment or development.

General Suffixes

  • Suffixes like ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ical, ile, ior, ous, tic indicate a relationship, meaning "pertaining to."
  • Icle, ole, and ule denote small size.
  • Suffixes esis, ia, ism, iatry, ician, ist, and y describe conditions, treatments, specialists, or processes.

Prefixes

  • Pre: Before.
  • Peri: Around or during.
  • Post: After.
  • Epi: Above.
  • Hypo: Below normal.
  • Inter: Between.
  • Retro: Backward.
  • Ab: Away from.
  • Ad: Toward.
  • Circum: Around.
  • Dia/Trans: Through or across.
  • Ecto/Exo/Extra: Outside.
  • Endo/Intra: Within.
  • Para: Near.
  • Super/Supra: Above.
  • Ultra: Excess, beyond.
  • Mono/Uni: One.
  • Primi: First.
  • Bi: Two.
  • Dipl/Diplo: Double.
  • Tri: Three.
  • Quadri: Four.
  • Multi/Poly: Many.
  • Hemi: One half.
  • Hyper: Above normal.
  • Macro: Large.
  • Micro: Small.
  • Anti/Contra: Against.
  • A/An: Without or not.
  • Brady: Slow.
  • Dys: Bad or difficult.
  • Eu: Good or normal.
  • Hetero: Different.
  • Homo/Homeo: Same.
  • Mal: Bad.
  • Pan: All.
  • Pseudo: False.
  • Syn/Sym: Union or together.
  • Tachy: Rapid.

Cellular and Anatomical Terms

  • Cyt: Refers to a cell.
  • Hist: Refers to tissue.
  • Kay/Nucle: Pertains to the nucleus.
  • Medi: Indicates middle.
  • Dist: Farther away.
  • Abdomin: Pertains to the abdomen.
  • Gastr: Related to the stomach.
  • Path: Pertains to disease.
  • Radi: Relates to radiation or X-rays.

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