Exam 2: Understanding Suffixes

Match the suffix with the correct definition. --ic

Select the suffix that means "hardening."

Match the suffix with the correct definition. --pathy

Select the suffix that means "tumor."

In the term arthritis, the suffix -itis means:

The suffix -emia means "condition of the ________."

The term aphagia means "not ________."

Select the suffix that means "surgical removal."

In the term psychiatry, the suffix -iatry means "specialty or ________."

The suffix -phobia means "________."

In the term arteriosclerosis, the suffix -sclerosis means "hardening."

Match the suffix with the correct definition. --philia

Suffixes that mean "condition of pain" are -dynia and ________.

Select the suffix that means "discharge."

Select the suffix with the correct spelling.

The suffix that means "surgical removal or excision" is ________.

Select the suffix that means "disease."

An angiogram is an image or record of the arteries.

The suffix -plasty means "________ repair."

Select the suffix that means "an instrument for recording."