Exam 2: Understanding Suffixes

A suffix that means "fear" is ________.

The suffix for "suturing" is -rrhagia.

Select the suffix that means "condition of."

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

Select the suffix that means "to surgically crush."

What is the suffix that means "the process of measuring"?

An angiogram is an image or record of the arteries.

A gastroplasty is "removal of the stomach."

Select the suffix that means "to surgically puncture."

The suffixes -ic and -al both mean:

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

The suffix -tripsy means "surgical repair."

Select the suffix that means pain.

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

The suffix -scope means "instrument for ________."

The suffix -itis means "________."

In the term thermometer,the suffix -meter means :

A colonoscopy is: