SPEA-H411 Suffix Quiz

-ac

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia, pouching

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

breaking

-clysis

washing, irrigation

-cyte

cell

-ectasia

dilation, stretching

-emesis, -emis

vomiting

-ectomy

excision (cutting out)

-emia

denoting a condition of the blood

-genesis

condition of producing

-ism

abnormal condition from excess something

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-lysis

breakdown

-malasia

softening

-mania

madness or passion for

-megaly

enlargement

-odynia

painful condition

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-opsy

examination or inspection

-orexia

appetite, desire

-orrhaphy

suture

-orrhea, -rrhea

flow, discharge

-osis

abnormal or diseased condition

-ostomy

to make a new opening

-otomy

incision, to cut into

-paresis

partial or incomplete paralysis

-path

morbid or diseased

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

fixation, to put into place

-philia

a liking or affinity for

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breath

-rhythmia

rhythmical

-rrhage

abnormal or excessive discharge or flow

-sclerosis

hardening

-spasm

sudden violent contraction of muscles

-stasis

arrest, control

-taxis

order, arrangemenr

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment

-uria

urine