Rules
Surgical Suffixes
Pathological Suffixes
Diagnostic Suffixes
Grammatical Suffixes
100
If the suffix begins with a vowel, link the suffix to this.
What is the word root?
100

This suffix means a surgical incision.

What is -tomy?

100
This suffix means "disease" and "emotion".
What is -pathy?
100
This suffix means "instrument for recording."
What is -graph?
100
The suffixes "-icle", "ole", and "ule" describe this size.
What is "small"?
200
This is made up of more than one word component.
What is a compound suffix?
200
This suffix means "new opening" or "forming an opening".
What is -stomy?
200
This suffix means "lack of", "deficiency", "abnormal reduction", and "decrease."
What is -penia?
200
This suffix means "instrument for measuring."
What is -meter?
200

This suffix is used to describe a specialist in a particular medical field.

What are "-ician" or "-ist"?

300
When defining a medical term, you usually begin with the meaning of this.
What is a suffix?
300

This suffix means "surgical puncutre."

What is -centesis ?

300
This suffix means "formation" or "growth".
What is -plasia?
300
This suffix means "instrument for examining."
What is -scope?
300

This suffixes describe a condition.

What are , "-ia", "-ism or -y"?

400
True or false: A change in the suffix of a medical term alters the meaning of the term.
What is true?
400
This suffix means "destruction", "breakdown", "separation", "loosening", and "dissolution".
What is -lysis?
400

This suffix means "tumor or mass".

What is -oma?

400
This suffix means "a weight", "a record", "a mark", and "writing".
What is -gram?
400
This suffix means "medicine" or "treatment".
What is -iatry?
500
-ac. -ic, ar,-ary,-eal-, ical, -ose, -ous, -tic are all adjective suffixes with what meaning?

What is "pertaining to?"

500
This suffix means "visual examination."
What is -scopy?
500
This suffix means "abnormal condition."
What is -osis?
500
This suffix means "the process of recording, "to record", "to write", and "a description."
What is -graphy?
500

There are multiple suffixes that mean "pertaining to". Name three.

What are (any 3 of the following): -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, - ous, or -tic?

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