level: Suffixes
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -cele | hernia, herniation, pouching |
| -centesis | puncture and aspiration of |
| -cide | to kill |
| -cyte | cell |
| -duction | make something happen |
| -ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | development, production, creation |
| -genic | producing, causing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | diagram, recording instrument |
| -graphy | making a recording |
| -iasis | condition of |
| -ism | a condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | the study of |
| -lysis | destruction of, decomposition, breakdown |
| -lytic | breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -metry | measurement |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | lack, deficiency |
| -phasia | speaking |
| -phobia | an exaggerated fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair or shaping |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | falling, sagging, dropping, down |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | stitching, suturing |
| -rrhea | profuse flow, discharge |