Exam 2: Understanding Suffixes

Select the suffix that means "fusion."

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

The suffix -tripsy means "surgical ________."

-scope means "the process of viewing."

The suffix that means "surgical repair" is ________.

Select the suffix that means "fear."

Select the suffix that means "hard."

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

The suffix -ia at the end of a medical term means :

Select the suffix with the correct spelling.

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

Select the suffix that means hernia,swelling,or protrusion.

The suffix -malacia means "________ of."

In the term arthritis,the suffix -itis means :

After running five miles,the runner suffered from arthralgia.What is the meaning of the suffix -algia?

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

The suffix -emesis means "to ________."

Select the suffix that means "an incision."

Select the suffix that means "surgical creation of an opening."

In the term quadriplegia,the suffix -plegia means "amputated."