Exam 2: Understanding Suffixes

The suffix -ion means "________."

An angiogram is an instrument for viewing arteries using radioactive dye injected into the artery.

Besides -algia, what is another suffix that means "pain"?

The suffix -meter means "instrument to ________."

Select the suffix that means "affinity for."

Select the suffix that means "science or study of."

Which of the following suffixes does not mean "pertaining to"?

The suffix -rrhea means "________."

Select the suffix that means "fear."

Select the suffix that means "surgical repair."

Match the suffix with the correct definition. --itis

The suffix -itis means "________."

In the term alcoholism, what does the suffix -ism mean?

Select the suffix that means "process of measuring."

The suffix -stomy means "________ creation of an opening."

Match the suffix with the correct definition. --logy

Select the suffix that means pain.

The study of diseases and the structural and functional changes they cause is known as pathology.

Select the suffix that means "deficiency or abnormal reduction in number."

What does the suffix -logist mean in the term sociologist?