Medical Terminology Suffixes Quiz

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What does the suffix '-ac' mean?

  • Removal
  • Pain
  • Excessive pain
  • Pertaining to (correct)

What does '-agra' signify?

Excessive pain

What does '-algia' refer to?

Pain

What does the term 'apheresis' mean?

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

What does '-asthenia' indicate?

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

What does the suffix '-ase' represent?

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

What does '-ate' mean?

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

What does '-atresia' signify?

<p>Absence of normal body opening</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-capnia' refer to?

<p>CO2</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-cele' indicate?

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

What does '-centesis' mean?

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

What does '-cidal' signify?

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

What does '-clasia' or '-clast' mean?

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

What does '-cle', '-cule', or '-ole' denote?

<p>Diminutive (making something small)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-clysis' refer to?

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

What does '-coccus' or '-coccis' signify?

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

What does '-crit' mean?

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

What does '-crine' signify?

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

What does '-cyte' mean?

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

What does '-desis' indicate?

<p>Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-drome' signify?

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

What does '-dynia' refer to?

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

What does '-ectasis' mean?

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

What does '-ectomy' indicate?

<p>Excision, removal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ectopic' signify?

<p>Abnormal place or position</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-emesis' mean?

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

What does '-emia' refer to?

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

What does '-ent' or '-er' signify?

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

What does '-ia' mean?

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

What does '-esis', '-ia', '-a', '-ism', '-ity', '-y', '-osis', '-tion', '-sis', or '-iasis' denote?

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

What does '-form' or '-oid' signify?

<p>Resembling, in shape of</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-gen' or '-genic' mean?

<p>Producing, causing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-genesis' signify?

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

What does '-gram' mean?

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

What does '-graph' signify?

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

What does '-graphy' mean?

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

What does '-iac' indicate?

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

What does '-inlet' or '-ile' mean?

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

What does '-ician' signify?

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

What does '-ictal' denote?

<p>A specialist in</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ist' or '-ologist' mean?

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

What does '-ites' or '-itis' indicate?

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

What does '-ium' mean?

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

What does '-ize' signify?

<p>To make, to treat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-logy' mean?

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

What does '-lysis' or '-lytic' refer to?

<p>Break down, destroy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ma' or '-mat' signify?

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

What does '-malacia' mean?

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

What does '-mania' signify?

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

What does '-megaly' mean?

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

What does '-metor' refer to?

<p>Instrument used to measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-metry' denote?

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

What does '-morph' signify?

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

What does '-oma' mean?

<p>Tumor, mass, collection of fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-opsy' signify?

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

What does '-oxia' mean?

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

What does '-paresis' indicate?

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

What does '-pathy' mean?

<p>Disease, emotion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-penia' signify?

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

What does '-pepsia' mean?

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

What does '-pexy' or '-pexis' signify?

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

What does '-phagia' or '-phagy' mean?

<p>Eating, swallowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-philia' or '-phily' signify?

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

What does '-phobia' mean?

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

What does '-phonia' indicate?

<p>Voice, sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-phoria' mean?

<p>To bear, carry; feeling (mental state)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-physis' signify?

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

What does '-plasia' or '-plasm' mean?

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

What does '-plasty' indicate?

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

What does '-plegia' signify?

<p>Paralysis; palsy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-pnea' mean?

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

What does '-poiesis' indicate?

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

What does '-porosis' signify?

<p>Condition of pores (spaces)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-prandial' mean?

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

What does '-praxia' indicate?

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

What does '-ptosis' mean?

<p>Droop, sag, tail</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-rrhage' or '-rrhagia' signify?

<p>Bursting forth of blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-rrhaphy' mean?

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

What does '-rrhea' refer to?

<p>Flow, discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-rrhexis' signify?

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

What does '-sarcoma' mean?

<p>Malignant tumor, muscular, fleshlike</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-schisis' signify?

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

What does '-sclerosis' mean?

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

What does '-scope' mean?

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

What does '-scopy' signify?

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

What does '-sepsis' mean?

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

What does '-spasm' refer to?

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

What does '-stasis' mean?

<p>Stopping, controlling</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-stenosis' refer to?

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

What does '-stomy' signify?

<p>Forming an opening (mouth)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-tome' mean?

<p>Instrument to cut</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-tomy' signify?

<p>Process of cutting, incision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-tripsy' mean?

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

What does '-trophy' signify?

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

What does '-ule' refer to?

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

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Study Notes

Medical Terminology Suffixes

  • Suffixes often indicate a relationship or condition pertaining to something.
  • Common suffixes include -ac, -al, -ic, -ary, and -ar, all meaning "pertaining to."
  • -agra signifies excessive pain.
  • -algia indicates pain in a specific area.
  • -dynia is another term for pain.

Removal and Excision Suffixes

  • -apheresis refers to the removal of a substance.
  • -ectomy implies the excision or removal of tissue or organs.
  • -desis means binding or fixation of a bone or joint.

Weakness and Softening

  • -asthenia represents a condition of weakness.
  • -malacia indicates softening of a tissue.

Bacterial and Cellular Terms

  • -coccus, -coccis denotes spherical bacteria.
  • -cyte refers to a cell.

Surgical Procedures and Instruments

  • -centesis represents a surgical puncture.
  • -tome is an instrument specifically designed to cut.
  • -scopy refers to the visual examination process.

Abnormal Conditions

  • -osis denotes an abnormal condition or disease.
  • -ia signifies a general condition.
  • -penia refers to a deficiency.

Inflammation and Disease Indicators

  • -itis indicates inflammation.
  • -pathy signifies disease or emotion.

Measurement and Structure

  • -metry denotes the act of measurement.
  • -ium relates to structure or tissue.

Growth and Development

  • -plasty relates to surgical repair or restoration.
  • -trophy signifies development or nourishment.
  • -gen, -genic indicates producing or causing.

Specializations and Conditions

  • -ologist refers to a specialist in a specific field.
  • -ia, -ism often highlight an abnormal state or process.

Other Important Suffixes

  • -rrhea indicates flow or discharge.
  • -emia refers to a blood condition.
  • -spasm denotes a sudden involuntary muscle contraction.

Summary

  • Understanding these suffixes helps in grasping medical terminology, relating to conditions, procedures, and anatomy.

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