Types of Suffixes

16 Questions

What is the role of an adjective in a sentence?

To qualify a noun or noun phrase

What is the meaning of the adjective suffix '-al'?

All of the above

What does the adjective suffix '-eal' pertain to?

A part of the body

What does the adjective 'Vascular' pertain to?

Blood vessels

Which of the following adjective suffixes is not mentioned in the content?

-ly

What does the adjective 'Axillary' pertain to?

The axilla (armpit)

What does the suffix '-centesis' refer to?

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

What does the term 'Hysterectomy' refer to?

Removal of the uterus

What does the suffix '-gram' refer to?

Process of recording

What does the term 'Laparoscopy' refer to?

Surgical procedure to visualize internal organs

What does the suffix '-plasty' refer to?

Surgical procedure to repair a damaged tissue

What does the term 'Angioplasty' refer to?

Surgical procedure to widen a blocked or narrowed artery

What does the suffix '-ectomy' refer to?

Surgical procedure to remove an organ

What does the term 'Mammogram' refer to?

Radiographic record of the breast

What does the suffix '-scopy' refer to?

Process of visual examination

What does the term 'Colostomy' refer to?

Surgical procedure to create an opening from the bowel to the outside of the body

Study Notes

Suffixes

Suffixes are divided into two types: Adjective and Procedural.

Adjective Suffixes

Adjective suffixes are found at the end of a word and provide more information about a noun or noun phrase.
Examples of adjective suffixes:
- -al, -eal: pertaining to a part of the body, process, or condition (e.g., peritoneal, inguinal)
- -ar, -ary: pertaining to a part of the body, process, or condition (e.g., vascular, pulmonary)
- -ic: pertaining to a part of the body, process, or condition (e.g., chronic, gastric)

Procedural Suffixes

Procedural suffixes describe procedures used in patient care, treatment, diagnosis, and surgical procedures.
Examples of procedural suffixes:
- -centesis: surgical procedure to remove fluid (e.g., thoracentesis, amniocentesis)
- -ectomy: removal, excision, resection (e.g., hysterectomy, cholecystectomy)
- -gram: record (e.g., mammogram)
- -graphy: process of recording (e.g., mammography)
- -lysis: separation, breakdown, destruction (e.g., dialysis)
- -plasty: surgical repair (e.g., angioplasty)
- -scopy: process of visual examination (e.g., laparoscopy)
- -stomy: opening (e.g., colostomy)
- -therapy: treatment (e.g., chemotherapy)

Suffix Examples

Examples of suffixes with their meanings and examples:
- -algia: condition of pain (e.g., fibromyalgia)
- -blast: immature (e.g., lymphoblast)
- -cyte: cell (e.g., lymphocyte)
- -ectasis: dilation, expansion (e.g., caliectasis)
- -emesis: vomiting (e.g., emesis gravidarum)
- -esis: condition, action, process (e.g., thoracentesis)
- -globin: protein in blood (e.g., hemoglobin)
- -itis: inflammation (e.g., appendicitis)
- -ism: medical condition (e.g., aneurysm)
- -logy: study of (e.g., pathology)
- -logist: someone who studies (e.g., pathologist)
- -oma: tumor, mass (e.g., hepatoma)
- -osis: abnormal condition (e.g., fibrosis)
- -pathy: disease condition (e.g., cardiomyopathy)
- -penia: deficiency (e.g., leukopenia)
- -phasia: difficulty (e.g., dysphasia)
- -rrhea: flow, discharge (e.g., menorrhea)
- -scope: instrument used to visualize (e.g., cystoscope)
- -scopy: visual examination (e.g., cystoscopy)
- -stasis: stoppage of blood, fluids (e.g., hemostasis)
- -trophy: denotes food, nutrition, growth (e.g., atrophy)
- -tripsy: mechanical force or sound waves (e.g., lithotripsy)