AP1 Common suffixes

Question 1

Abnormal cell condition (too many)

Answer 1

-cytosis

Question 2

Artificial or surgical opening

Answer 2

-ostomy, -stomy, -tomy

Question 3

Binding

Answer 3

-desis

Question 4

Blood Condition

Answer 4

-emia

Question 5

Breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening, dissolution

Answer 5

-lysis

Question 6

Breathing

Answer 6

-pnea

Question 7

cell

Answer 7

-cyte

Question 8

Condition of

Answer 8

-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y

Question 9

Cutting into

Answer 9

-otomy

Question 10

Cutting out

Answer 10

-ectomy

Question 11

Disease, emotion

Answer 11

-pathy

Question 12

Drooping, prolapse, sagging, falling down

Answer 12

-ptosis

Question 13

Enlargement

Answer 13

-megaly

Question 14

Fear of

Answer 14

-phobia

Question 15

Flow or discharge

Answer 15

-rrhea

Question 16

Formation

Answer 16

-plasia

Question 17

Growth or development

Answer 17

-trophy

Question 18

Hardening

Answer 18

-sclerosis

Question 19

Inflammation

Answer 19

-itis

Question 20

Instrument used to examine

Answer 20

-scope

Question 21

Instrument used to measure

Answer 21

-meter

Question 22

Involuntary movement

Answer 22

-spasm

Question 23

Lack of or deficiency

Answer 23

-penia

Question 24

New opening

Answer 24

-stomy

Question 25

Pain

Answer 25

-algia, -dynia

Question 26

Paralysis, stroke, palsy

Answer 26

-plegia

Question 27

Pertaining to

Answer 27

-ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic, -is, -ar, -ary, -ior, -eal

Question 28

Process of measuring

Answer 28

-metry

Question 29

Process of recording

Answer 29

-graphy

Question 30

Process of visual examination

Answer 30

-scopy

Question 31

Protein

Answer 31

-globin

Question 32

Protrusion, hernia, tumor, swelling

Answer 32

-cele

Question 33

Reconstruction or shaping

Answer 33

-plasty

Question 34

Shape

Answer 34

-form

Question 35

Skin

Answer 35

-derma

Question 36

Softening

Answer 36

-malacia

Question 37

Specialist

Answer 37

-ologist

Question 38

Surgical fixation

Answer 38

-pexy, -pexis

Question 39

Surgical puncture

Answer 39

-centesis

Question 40

The study of a specific field

Answer 40

-ology

Question 41

To burst forth, bursting forth

Answer 41

-rrhage

Question 42

To form

Answer 42

-genesis, -genic

Question 43

To suture or fixate

Answer 43

-rrhaphy

Question 44

To swallow or to eat

Answer 44

-phagia

Question 45

To use

Answer 45

-ate,- ize

Question 46

To view

Answer 46

-opsy

Question 47

To vomit

Answer 47

-emesis

Question 48

To write, record, instrument for recording

Answer 48

-graph

Question 49

Tumor, mass, fluid collection

Answer 49

-oma

Question 50

Weight, mark, record

Answer 50

-gram