Deck 3: Common Suffixes

Question 1

Using the suffixes learned in this chapter and the combining forms that follow, build medical terms for the following definitions.
-acr/o
-aden/o
-arteri/o
-arthr/o
-blephar/o
-carcin/o
-cardi/o
-colp/o
-electr/o
-enter/o
-hemat/o
-hem/o
-mast/o
-myel/o
-nephr/o
-ophthalm/o
-breast pain​

Answer 1

mastodynia​

Question 2

Using the suffixes learned in this chapter and the combining forms that follow, build medical terms for the following definitions.
-acr/o
-aden/o
-arteri/o
-arthr/o
-blephar/o
-carcin/o
-cardi/o
-colp/o
-electr/o
-enter/o
-hemat/o
-hem/o
-mast/o
-myel/o
-nephr/o
-ophthalm/o
-removal of the breast​

Answer 2

mastectomy​

Question 3

Using the suffixes learned in this chapter and the combining forms that follow, build medical terms for the following definitions.
-acr/o
-aden/o
-arteri/o
-arthr/o
-blephar/o
-carcin/o
-cardi/o
-colp/o
-electr/o
-enter/o
-hemat/o
-hem/o
-mast/o
-myel/o
-nephr/o
-ophthalm/o
-vomiting of blood​

Answer 3

​hematemesis

Question 4

Using the suffixes learned in this chapter and the combining forms that follow, build medical terms for the following definitions.
-acr/o
-aden/o
-arteri/o
-arthr/o
-blephar/o
-carcin/o
-cardi/o
-colp/o
-electr/o
-enter/o
-hemat/o
-hem/o
-mast/o
-myel/o
-nephr/o
-ophthalm/o
-producing images of spinal cord​

Question 5

Using the suffixes learned in this chapter and the combining forms that follow, build medical terms for the following definitions.
-acr/o
-aden/o
-arteri/o
-arthr/o
-blephar/o
-carcin/o
-cardi/o
-colp/o
-electr/o
-enter/o
-hemat/o
-hem/o
-mast/o
-myel/o
-nephr/o
-ophthalm/o
-suturing the wall of the vagina​

Question 6

Using the suffixes learned in this chapter and the combining forms that follow, build medical terms for the following definitions.
-acr/o
-aden/o
-arteri/o
-arthr/o
-blephar/o
-carcin/o
-cardi/o
-colp/o
-electr/o
-enter/o
-hemat/o
-hem/o
-mast/o
-myel/o
-nephr/o
-ophthalm/o
-hardening of the arteries​

Question 7

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once.
-megaly
-malacia
-graphy
-genic
-algia
-ectomy
-logy
-oma
-pathy
-plasty
-acr/o
-chondr/o
-electr/o
-encephal/o
-carcin/o
-neur/o
-laryng/o
-ophthalm/o
-angi/o
-my/o
-cardi/o
-producing cancer​

Question 8

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once.
-megaly
-malacia
-graphy
-genic
-algia
-ectomy
-logy
-oma
-pathy
-plasty
-acr/o
-chondr/o
-electr/o
-encephal/o
-carcin/o
-neur/o
-laryng/o
-ophthalm/o
-angi/o
-my/o
-cardi/o
-nerve pain​

Question 9

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once.
-megaly
-malacia
-graphy
-genic
-algia
-ectomy
-logy
-oma
-pathy
-plasty
-acr/o
-chondr/o
-electr/o
-encephal/o
-carcin/o
-neur/o
-laryng/o
-ophthalm/o
-angi/o
-my/o
-cardi/o
-excision of the larynx​

Question 10

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once.
-megaly
-malacia
-graphy
-genic
-algia
-ectomy
-logy
-oma
-pathy
-plasty
-acr/o
-chondr/o
-electr/o
-encephal/o
-carcin/o
-neur/o
-laryng/o
-ophthalm/o
-angi/o
-my/o
-cardi/o
-surgical repair of a vessel​

Question 11

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once.
-megaly
-malacia
-graphy
-genic
-algia
-ectomy
-logy
-oma
-pathy
-plasty
-acr/o
-chondr/o
-electr/o
-encephal/o
-carcin/o
-neur/o
-laryng/o
-ophthalm/o
-angi/o
-my/o
-cardi/o
-muscle tumor​

Question 12

Unknown cause:?

A) diagnosis?
B) ?idiopathic
C) ?idiosyncrasy
D) ?prognosis

Question 13

?Pertaining to skin:

A) ?cutaneous
B) ?cuticle
C) ?dermatitis
D) ?dermatology

Question 14

Pertaining to the breast:?

A) ?inguinal
B) ?mammary
C) ?mastoid
D) ?pharyngeal

Question 15

Wasting away of muscle:

A) ?atrophy
B) ?dystrophy
C) ?hypertrophy
D) ?myotrophy

Question 16

Process of viewing the inside of a body cavity:?

A) ?endoscope
B) ?endoscopy
C) ?radiograph
D) ?radiography

Question 17

Bleeding from the stomach is spelled:?

A) ?gastrorhagia
B) ?gastrorrhagia
C) ?gastrorhea
D) ?gastrorrhea

Question 18

A nose job:

A) ?rhinoplasty
B) ?rhinorrhagia
C) ?rhinorrhea
D) ?rhinoscope

Question 19

Mass of blood outside a blood vessel:?

A) ?hematoma
B) ?hemolysis
C) ?hemorrhage
D) ?hemostasis

Question 20

Osteomalacia:

A) bone enlargement?
B) ?liver enlargement
C) ?softening of bone
D) ?softening of the liver

Question 21

Enlarge internal organs:?

A) ?visceralgia
B) ?visceromalacia
C) ?visceromegaly
D) ?visceropathy

Question 22

Headache:

A) cephalgia?
B) ?gastrodynia
C) ?otalgia
D) ?encephalgia

Question 23

Forecast of the outcome of the disease:?

A) ?diagnosis
B) ?iatrogenesis
C) ?prognosis
D) ?idiopathy

Question 24

Image of a blood vessel produced using x-rays:?

A) ?angiogram
B) ?angiography
C) ?myelogram
D) ?myelography

Question 25

Inflammation of the mouth:

A) ?gingivitis
B) ?enteritis
C) ?stomatitis
D) ?tonsillitis

Question 26

Specialist in the study of diseases and treatment of eye disorders:?

A) ?ophthalmologist
B) ?ophthalmology
C) ?optometrist
D) ?optician

Question 27

Sudden muscular contraction of the voice box:?

A) ?laryngospasm
B) ?laryngostenosis
C) ?tracheospasm
D) ?tracheostenosis

Question 28

Balanced yet varied state:

A) ?hemolysis
B) ?hemorrhage
C) ?hemostasis
D) ?hemeostasis

Question 29

To cut a tendon:

A) tenorrhaphy?
B) ?tenorrhexis
C) ?tentomy
D) ?tenostomy

Question 30

Excessive growth or enlargement of an organ:

A) ?atrophy
B) ?dystrophy
C) ?hypertrophy
D) ?hypotrophy

Question 31

Process of viewing the abdomen:?

A) ?hysteroscope
B) ?hysteroscopy
C) ?laparoscope
D) ?laparoscopy

Question 32

Write the English word for each medical term.
--algia

Question 33

Write the English word for each medical term.
--cyte​

Question 34

Write the English word for each medical term.
--dynia​

Question 35

Write the English word for each medical term.
--ectomy​

Question 36

Write the English word for each medical term.
--emesis​

Question 37

Write the English word for each medical term.
--genic​

Question 38

Write the English word for each medical term.
--gnosis​

Question 39

Write the English word for each medical term.
--gram​

Question 40

Write the English word for each medical term.
--itis​

Question 41

Write the English word for each medical term.
--logist​

Question 42

Write the English word for each medical term.
-acr/o​

Question 43

Write the English word for each medical term.
-​home/o

Question 44

Write the English word for each medical term.
-idi/o​

Question 45

Write the English word for each medical term.
-cephal/o​

Question 46

Write the English word for each medical term.
-gastr/o​

Question 47

Write the English word for each medical term.
-colp/o​

Question 48

Write the English word for each medical term.
-lapar/o​

Question 49

Write the English word for each medical term.
-laryng/o​

Question 50

Write the English word for each medical term.
-trache/o​

Question 51

Write the English word for each medical term.
-nephr/o​

Question 52

Write the English word for each medical term.
-neur/o​

Question 53

Write the English word for each medical term.
-oste/o​

Question 54

Write the English word for each medical term.
-aden/o​

Question 55

Write the English word for each medical term.
-viscer/o​

Question 56

Write the English word for each medical term.
-gynec/o​

Question 57

Write the medical term for each English word.
-fear

Question 58

Write the medical term for each English word.
-surgical reconstruction​

Question 59

Write the medical term for each English word.
-drooping​

Question 60

Write the medical term for each English word.
-spitting​

Question 61

Write the medical term for each English word.
-bursting forth​

Question 62

Write the medical term for each English word.
-to suture​

Question 63

Write the medical term for each English word.
-rupture​

Question 64

Write the medical term for each English word.
-hardening​

Question 65

Write the medical term for each English word.
-stable; stopping​

Question 66

Write the medical term for each English word.
-narrowing​

Question 67

Write the medical term for each English word.
-incision

Question 68

Write the medical term for each English word.
-growth; nourishment​

Question 69

Write the medical term for each English word.
-skin​

Question 70

Write the medical term for each English word.
-hear​t

Question 71

Write the medical term for each English word.
-blood​

Question 72

Write the medical term for each English word.
-spinal cord​

Question 73

Write the medical term for each English word.
-x-rays​

Question 74

Write the medical term for each English word.
-joint​

Question 75

Write the medical term for each English word.
-ear​

Question 76

Write the medical term for each English word.
-eye​

Question 77

Write the medical term for each English word.
-uterus​

Question 78

Write the medical term for each English word.
-vein​

Question 79

?-algia means:

A) ?growth
B) ?knowledge
C) ?pain
D) ?disorder

Question 80

Suffix meaning bursting forth:

A) ?-rrhagia
B) ?-rrhea
C) ?-rrhexis
D) ?-rraphy